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[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.

[NEW YORK, NY] October 10, 2025 — Cassie Donegan, Miss America 2026, made a special backstage visit during a preview performance of Broadway’s The Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre in New York City, where she reunited with star Kristin Chenoweth, whom she first met 12 years ago while serving as Miss Virginia’s Teen. Their reunion celebrated the power of performance, legacy, and women uplifting women.