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The 20-year-old University of Wisconsin student spoke with PEOPLE as she prepares to promote “all forms of clean energy” during her reign as Miss America 2023

Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke was named Miss America 2023 on Thursday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Grace Stanke, a nuclear engineering student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who has partnered with ANS to promote nuclear energy, has been crowned as Miss America 2023. After competing in the three-night competition at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn., as the reigning Miss Wisconsin, Stanke was honored with the iconic crystal crown and a $50,000 scholarship on December 15

MADISON, Wis. – A Wausau Native who is studying nuclear engineering at UW Madison has been crowned Miss America Thursday night, Dec. 15

Newly crowned Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke exclusively told E! News just how she manages to stand tall in her own skin and own it. Here’s the advice she has for others.

Grace Stanke, a native of Wausau, was crowned Miss America during a ceremony in Connecticut on Thursday. The 20-year-old is a senior at University of Wisconsin-Madison studying nuclear engineering.