Competition

In a new New Yorker article titled “Miss America Meets the Queen of Versailles,” New Yorker staff writer Dan Greene follows Miss America 2026, Cassie Donegan, as she supports her friend Kristin Chenoweth at The Queen of Versailles musical, which she attended in early October.

[NEW YORK CITY, NY] November 2, 2025 — Miss America 2026, Cassie Donegan, attended the 40th Annual Child of Peace Awards Celebration at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.

[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.