Alabama nursing student Abbie Stockard, whose boyfriend is Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, was crowned the 97th Miss America.

This is insane," Stockard said in a video posted on the organization's Instagram. "I don’t know what I did to deserve this.”

Abbie Stockard, a senior nursing student at Auburn University and the reigning 2024 Miss Alabama, was crowned Miss America 2025 on Jan. 5 in Orlando, Florida. From Birmingham, AL., she triumphed over 51 contestants to win the title,