{"id":429371,"date":"2026-09-08T07:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429371\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:10:17","slug":"who-won-miss-america-2027-all-about-miss-texas-regan-hutsell-her-decision-to-wear-natural-hair-just-jared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429371\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Won Miss America 2027? All About Miss Texas&#8217; Regan Hutsell &#038; Her Decision to Wear Natural Hair | Just Jared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/who-won-miss-america-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Miss America finalists 2027\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/>Credit: YouTube\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of Miss America 2027 has been crowned!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pageant took place on Sunday night (September 6) and was streamed live on YouTube. The event was hosted in West Palm Beach, Florida and featured delegates from all 50 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/regan-hutsell\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regan Hutsell<\/a>, was crowned the winner with Miss Louisiana, Shelby Bordelon, named first runner-up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/who-won-miss-america2.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/who-won-miss-america2-788x443.jpg\" alt=\"Regan Hutsell wins Miss America\" class=\"wp-image-2278200\"  \/>1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regan Hutsell has received praise for wearing her natural hair<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regan, 25, is a professional dancer who has performed as a Radio City Rockette and in international ballet groups. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While competing in the pageant, Regan made the decision to wear her natural hair. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I first started [competing], I didn\u2019t know what I was going to do with my hair,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/miss-america-2027-regan-hutsell-addresses-historic-win-exclusive-12110402\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t know if I was going to straighten it, I didn\u2019t know if I was going to wear it natural. I had straightened my hair a few years ago, and it didn\u2019t bounce back. And coming to this point in my life where I decided, no, I\u2019m going to wear it curly; I\u2019m going to wear it as is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s important now to be able to show little girls who might be watching at home that they can exist as themselves with their own natural hair, with their own natural beauty, whatever that means to them, that feels a little bit different or a little bit outside of what maybe the stereotypical normal is,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the pageant below!<\/p>\n<p>What Does the Miss America 2027 Winner Receive?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner, first runner-up and second runner-up will <a href=\"https:\/\/missamerica.org\/2026\/06\/29\/a-new-era-of-scholarship-hood-college-awards-full-graduate-scholarships-to-miss-americas-top-three-finalists\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">each be eligible<\/a> for a full-tuition graduate scholarship at Hood College toward an eligible graduate degree or certificate program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner succeeds Cassie Donegan, who won the Miss America 2026 title while representing New York and received a $50,000 tuition scholarship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/miss-america\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miss America<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/regan-hutsell\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regan Hutsell<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: YouTube The winner of Miss America 2027 has been crowned! 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