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[COLUMBIA, SC] November 1, 2025 — Miss America’s Teen 2026, Tess Ferm, was honored this weekend by the Miss South Carolina Organization during a series of homecoming celebrations in Columbia, South Carolina.

[NEW YORK CITY, NY] October 29, 2025 — Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan brought her spirit and enthusiasm to The Pearl in New York City for MOVE YOUR HEART, a high-energy, heart-pumping fitness event hosted by celebrity trainer Isaac Boots in partnership with the American Heart Association.

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] October 27, 2025 — Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan joined the American Heart Association, cardiac arrest survivors, healthcare providers and advocates from across the nation on Capitol Hill to call for funding of the HEARTS Act—a bipartisan bill designed to ensure schools across the country are prepared to respond to cardiac emergencies.

[SEVIERVILLE, TN] October 24, 2025 — Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan brought her voice and passion to Brookdale Sevierville today, joining the Alzheimer’s Association of Tennessee, an organization close to her heart.

[NASHVILLE, TN] October 22, 2025 — Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan returned to Belmont University, where she previously studied as a BFA student, to inspire current students and share her journey from musical theatre student to Miss America.

[NEWPORT NEWS, VA] October 18, 2025 — Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan took the stage at the Next Generation Storytellers Film Festival and Awards, celebrating the creativity and vision of emerging filmmakers. The festival’s mission is simple: making movies with high school and college students and bringing Hollywood to hometowns.