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Miss America 2018 Contestants Showcase Bikinis in Preliminary Competition

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Here they come, the Miss America 2018 hopefuls!
The 2018 pageant is almost here and in recent days, the 51 contestants have been warming up with some preliminary contests.
And speaking of heat, the women showcased their slim figures in bikinis in early at the pageant's venue, Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss Louisiana Laryssa Bonacquisti won the swimsuit round.
Unlike rival contest Miss USA, the Miss America competition features a talent portion. The hopefuls showcased their special skills onstage at a preliminary contest.
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Alaska Angelina Klapperich
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MISS ALASKA

Angelina Klapperich
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Alabamba Jessica Procter
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MISS ALABAMA

Jessica Procter
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Arizona MaddieRose Holler
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MISS ARIZONA

MaddieRose Holler⋅
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Minnesota Maggie Benton
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MISS ARKANSAS

Maggie Benton
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss California Jillian Smith
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MISS CALIFORNIA

Jillian Smith
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Colorado Meredith Winnefeld
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MISS COLORADO

Meredith Winnefeld
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Connecticut Eliza Kanner
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MISS CONNECTICUT

Eliza Kanner
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Delaware Chelsea Bruce
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MISS DELAWARE

Chelsea Bruce
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss District of Columbia Briana Kinsey
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MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Briana Kinsey
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Florida Sara Zeng
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MISS FLORIDA

Sara Zeng
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Georgia Alyssa Beasley
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MISS GEORGIA

Alyssa Beasley
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Hawaii Kathryn Teruya
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MISS HAWAII

Kathryn Teruya
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Idaho Taylor Lance
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MISS IDAHO

Taylor Lance
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Illinois Abby Foster
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MISS ILLINOIS

Abby Foster
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Indiana Haley Begay
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MISS INDIANA

Haley Begay
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Iowa Chelsea Dubczak
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MISS IOWA

Chelsea Dubczak
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Kansas Krystian Fish
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MISS KANSAS

Krystian Fish
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Kentucky Molly Matney
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MISS KENTUCKY

Molly Matney
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Louisana Laryssa Bonacquisti
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MISS LOUISIANA

Laryssa Bonacquisti⋅
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Maine Katie Elliott
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MISS MAINE

Katie Elliott
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Maryland Kathleen Masek
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MISS MARYLAND

Kathleen Masek
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Massachusetts Jillian Zucco
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MISS MASSACHUSETTS

Jillian Zucco
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Michigan Heather Kendrick
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MISS MICHIGAN

Heather Kendrick
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Minnesota Brianna Drevlow
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MISS MINNESOTA

Brianna Drevlow
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Mississippi Anne Elizabeth Buys
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MISS MISSISSIPPI

Anne Elizabeth Buys
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Missouri Jennifer Davis
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MISS MISSOURI

Jennifer Davis
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Montana Maddie Murray
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MISS MONTANA

Maddie Murray
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Nebraska Allison Tietjen
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MISS NEBRASKA

Allison Tietjen
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss New Hampshire Lauren Percy
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MISS NEW HAMPSHIRE

Lauren Percy
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss New Jersey Kaitlyn Schoeffel
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MISS NEW JERSEY

Kaitlyn Schoeffel
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss New Mexico Taylor Rey
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MISS NEW MEXICO

Taylor Rey
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss New York Gabrielle Walter
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MISS NEW YORK

Gabrielle Walter
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Nevada Andrea Martinez
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MISS NEVADA

Andrea Martinez
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss North Carolina Victoria Huggins
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MISS NORTH CAROLINA

Victoria Huggins
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund
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MISS NORTH DAKOTA

Cara Mund
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Ohio Sarah Clapper
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MISS OHIO

Sarah Clapper
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Oklahoma Triana Browne
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MISS OKLAHOMA

Triana Browne
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Oregon Harley Emery
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MISS OREGON

Harley Emery
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Pennsylvania Katie Schreckengast
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MISS PENNSYLVANIA

Katie Schreckengast
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Nicolette Peloquin
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MISS RHODE ISLAND

Nicolette Peloquin
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss South Carolina Suzi Roberts
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MISS SOUTH CAROLINA

Suzi Roberts
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss South Dakota Miranda Mack
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MISS SOUTH DAKOTA

Miranda Mack
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Tennessee Caty Davis
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MISS TENNESSEE

Caty Davis
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Texas Margana Wood
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MISS TEXAS

Margana Wood
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Utah JessiKate Riley
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MISS UTAH

JessiKate Riley
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Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Vermont Erin Connor
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MISS VERMONT

Erin Connor
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Virginia Cecili Weber
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MISS VIRGINIA

Cecili Weber
Miss America 2018, Swimsuit Challenge, Miss Washington Nicole Renard
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MISS WASHINGTON

Nicole Renard

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