Cassie Donegan, Hampton Roads Native, Crowned Miss America 2026

Cassie Donegan named Miss America 2026

Cassie Donegan speaks in TikTok video after being named Miss America 2026.

Miss America 2026 crowned: Meet Cassie Donegan

The country has a new Miss America for 2026.

Cassie Donegan, Hampton Roads native, crowned Miss America 2026

Cassie Donegan from Smithfield, VA wins Miss America 2026 as Miss New York, celebrating her arts education initiative and role as COO of Southern Sitter LLC.

Miss America broadcast production team features tie to St. Joseph

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) As KQ2's Courtney Rowe competed in the 2026 Miss America competition as Miss Missouri, she discovered that the competition has another tie to St. Joseph.

Former Hampton Roads Resident Crowned Miss America

Cassie Donegan, a former York County resident, was crowned Miss America. (Houston McCullough/Miss America) YORK COUNTY — Cassie Donegan, a former Hampton Roads resident, was crowned Miss America during the annual competition last weekend in Orlando. Donegan, a graduate of York County School of the Arts, is using her community service initiative, 'Promoting Arts Education in Our School Systems,' to increase access to arts education for all studen…