Like, I know I wasn’t the only viewer who completely lost my faculties when Katie Schreckengast (Miss Pennsylvania) whipped out a saxophone and crushed Beyoncé’s “Listen.”
In the end, it was Cara Mund (Miss North Dakota) who went home as the new Miss America, with Jennifer Davis (Miss Missouri) serving as her runner-up.
Miss America contestants have a well-documented history of going the damn distance in these competitions, but I feel like the ladies really brought it this year.
Or when ventriloquist Laryssa Bonacquisti (Miss Louisiana) convinced us all that there’s a spirit lurking within every puppet?