ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she's glad she didn't have to. It went "Love, love, love, love, is the only thing that matters to me, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey." Franklin won a $50,000 scholarship along with the crown in the first Miss America pageant to be held without a swimsuit competition. The decision to drop the swimsuit competition created a good deal of controversy and criticism of current Miss America leadership. Upon taking over at the helm of the Miss America Organization last winter following an email scandal in which former top leaders denigrated the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Americas, Carlson and Hopper set out to transform the organization, dubbing it "Miss America 2.0."

Source: Fox News September 10, 2018 05:53 UTC