THE 95th ANNIVERSARY OF MISS AMERICA TO AIR ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 ON ABC

"The 2016 Miss America Competition" To Broadcast Live from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall

Miss America will celebrate their 95th anniversary with "The 2016 Miss America Competition" returning to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The evening will be filled with glitz and glam when 52 women representing their home states and territories compete to bring home the crown.

"The 2016 Miss America Competition" is the culmination of a 13 day event following Labor Day weekend that includes three nights of Preliminary Competitions and a week of events including the much anticipated "Show Us Your Shoes Parade" that will be held on the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk on Saturday, September 12.

Tickets for "The 2016 Miss America Competition" go on sale Friday, June 5 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com. For more information on "The 2016 Miss America Competition," please visit Miss America Organization's website at www.missamerica.org.

dick clark productions and the Miss America Organization will collaborate on all creative, marketing, sponsorship, licensing, ticketing and distribution elements of this year's show. Tony Eaton and Tall Pony Productions will produce "The 2016 Miss America Competition."

ABOUT THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION

The Miss America Organization, a 501(c) 4 non-profit corporation, provides millions of dollars in annual college scholarship assistance making it the largest scholarship program for women in the United States. MAO is comprised of 52 licensed organizations which include all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. MAO contestants contribute over 500,000 hours of community service annually and have raised over $10 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals since 2007.