Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles Reflects on Journey to Winning Crown
미스 아메리카2022 에마 브로일스의 '승리의 왕관을 향한 여정에 대한 회상'
The 94th Miss America
제 94대 미스 아메리카
2021년 12월 16일, 알래스카주를 대표해 '100년 역사의 아메리카 미인 선발대회'에 출전한 한국계 3세 미국인
에마 브로일스(20)가 '제 94대 미스 아메리카' 우승 왕관을 차지했다.
이번 대회는 코네티컷주 언캐스빌의 모히건 선 아레나에서 열렸다.
브로일스의 모친은 한국계로, 외조부모가 50여 년 전 알래스카 앵커리지에 정착했다.
그는 애리조나주립대 3학년에 재학중이며 생물의학을 전공하고 있다.
브로일스는 미스 아메리카 대회 우승을 차지한 최초의 미스 알래스카이자 첫 한국계 미국인이다.
The current Miss America is Emma Broyles of Alaska, who was crowned the 100th anniversary Miss America on December 16, 2021.
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Miss America makes history,
as a Korean American from Alaska wins the title
Miss Alaska Emma Broyles, center, reacts after being crowned Miss America.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The newly crowned Miss America has made history, becoming both the first Korean American and the first Alaskan to hold the title in the competition's 100-year history.
"I never could have imagined in a million years that I would be Miss America, let alone that I would be Miss Alaska," a beaming Emma Broyles told The Associated Press on Friday in a Zoom call from Connecticut, where she won the competition about 12 hours earlier.
In fact, she was sure they had it wrong. The final two contestants were Broyles and Lauren Bradford, Miss Alabama, and Broyles said she was thinking Bradford was going to make an amazing Miss America.
"And then they said Alaska, and I said, 'No way. Are you sure? Do you want to check that card again?' " she said before the emotion overtook her and she began crying tears of joy.
"I could not believe it," Broyles said. "I am so, so grateful to everybody back at home who's been supporting me for so long, and I'm so glad that I'm able to bring home the title of Miss America to the state of Alaska for the first time in history."
The pageant, which has evolved away from the emphasis on looks to focusing on leadership, talent and communication skills, was not held last year because of the pandemic and it wasn't held for several years in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Broyles, 20, said her grandparents immigrated from Korea to Anchorage about 50 years ago, before her mother was born.
"Although my mom is full Korean, she was born and raised right in Anchorage, Alaska," Broyles said.
The Miss America Organization "believes Emma is the first Korean-American to win the crown," spokesperson Matt Ciesluk said in a text message to the AP.
Her mother is a special education teacher at Service High School in Anchorage, the same school Broyles attended.
Miss Alaska Emma Broyles, says she was shocked to hear her name announced as the winner of the Miss America competition. At right is the runner-up, Miss Alabama Lauren Bradford.
Broyles has chosen the Special Olympics for her social impact initiative. Besides her mother's position, her older brother, Brendan, has Down syndrome and competes in athletic events with Special Olympics Alaska.
"I've seen firsthand the impact that Special Olympics has on the families of people with intellectual disabilities. And I know how important Special Olympics is to our community here in Anchorage and here in Alaska, as well as the communities all over the country and all over the world," she said.
Broyles said she looks forward to working with Special Olympics to promote inclusion, compassion and open-mindedness through sports.
"Getting to have this platform to speak about why inclusion is important during a time like this when our country is so divided, and to speak about why it's important to be compassionate, why it's important to be empathetic, why it's important to keep an open mind and to be willing to listen to those who aren't like you or maybe have different opinions than you, I think that this is a time where we need that more than ever," she said.
Broyles winning the Miss America title wasn't the first barrier broken by an Alaska woman this year. Last summer, teenager Lydia Jacoby of Seward, Alaska, came from out of nowhere to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She became the first Alaskan to ever qualify for the Olympics in swimming, let alone win gold.
"I think it's incredibly cool that Alaskan women are representing Alaska, representing our home state so well and getting the recognition I think we deserve," Broyles said.
Along with her title, Broyles earned just over $100,000 in college scholarships, which she calls a "life changing amount of money."
She's currently a junior at Arizona State University studying biomedical sciences and voice performance and said the scholarship money will allow her to attend medical school.
But for the next year, she will travel about 20,000 miles (32,187 kilometers) every month serving as a role model and advocate for young women, the Miss America Organization said in a statement.
Broyles' future plans include becoming a dermatologist and returning to Alaska to practice her profession.
"There's just something special about Anchorage, which is why I know that I want to spend the rest of my life in Anchorage, even despite this little hiatus I'm taking," she said.
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- Emma Broyles Crowned Miss America 2022 After Last Year's Competition Was Canceled Due to Pandemic
Emma Broyles Crowned Miss America 2022 After Last Year's Competition Was Canceled Due to Pandemic
Lauren Bradford, Miss Alabama, was crowned first runner-up, while Elizabeth Pierre, Miss Massachusetts, rounded out the top three with her second runner-up title
Miss America 2022 has been crowned in the competition's 100th annual event!
Emma Broyles, Miss Alaska, was given the title of Miss America 2022 Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Broyles wowed the panel of judges with her impressive answer during the challenge portion of the competition, in which the Top 3 finalists were asked what they would do in a real-life situation.
100th Miss America Pageant Called ‘Cringey’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QMFb2r8NI
The new Miss America was crowned last night with Miss Alaska, 20-year-old Emma Broyles, winning the title. But after years of plummeting ratings, this year’s 100th anniversary show didn’t even air on broadcast TV. Instead, viewers streamed it on NBC’s Peacock, and the reviews were pretty bad. “Cringey,” and “a mess,” posted disappointed fans. Many credit the competition’s downfall to ditching the swimsuit competition in 2018, and turning it into a scholarship contest rather than a beauty pageant.
Miss Alaska Crowned Miss America 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reFomtcPE_M
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