Miss Arkansas Named Miss America
By Ani Bundel
Miss Pennsylvania Samantha Lambert appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
The Ice Queens are not impressed.
Miss Puerto Rico Carole Rigual appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
At least Miss Puerto Rico isn’t cropped out of her picture.
Miss Rhode Island Shruti Nagarajan appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
My other favorite gown of the evening, though the skirt slit it too high.
Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
The half capes always look like they’re vestigial wings that no longer can carry the weight of their wearer.
Miss Tennessee Grace Burgess appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
Thank heavens Tennessee had the nerve to go full cape–and in bubble gum pink no less.
Miss Utah Lauren Wilson appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
That is a terrible neckline/skirt slit combo.
Miss Vermont Rylee Field appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
Nope, those wings are no longer able to work.
Miss Washington Alicia Cooper appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
Timeless always works, though this is rather 80s timeless.
Miss West Virginia Morgan Breeden appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
Simple, yellow, different.
Miss Wisconsin Courtney Pelot appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
Points for originality, though that top and skirt got divorced in 1986.
Miss Wyoming Jordyn Hall appears onstage during Miss America 2017 (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
And finally, an overskirt underskirt, sheer neckline with jeweled shoulders. Always end on overkill.
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Not every state had an onstage gown pic (Sorry Texas and Virginia.) But these give us a good idea of what we’ll look back on and gasp in horror at what was “trendy” in ten year’s time.