
Miss America 2023 winner, Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke, reflects on her shocking win: 'Just absolute chaos'
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Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke, a nuclear engineering student, was crowned Miss America 2023. Stanke succeeds Emma Broyles, the first Miss Alaska contestant to win the Miss America title in the competition’s 100-year history.
"[It was] just absolute chaos," the Wausau native told Fox News Digital about hearing her home state called. "There [were] no thoughts, just screaming and excitement. And then after it kind of sunk in a little bit because I still think it hasn’t fully sunk in… it’s the honor of being the representative of those… incredible women that I stood on that stage with." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
"Every single one of those women is doing something powerful in their community," the 20-year-old shared. "Some are going to go on to become trauma surgeons, some are attorneys, some are just making a huge difference in their communities. And being selected as Miss America 2023 is just a huge honor." A post shared by Miss America (@missamerica) A post shared by Miss America (@missamerica)