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Already subscribed? Log in. Forgotten your password? Want an ad-free experience? View offers. It also gives them a very large megaphone to advocate for social causes that are important to them. So, you won the crown, and have probably been following a strict regimen. Unfortunately, Miss America's reign doesn't now allow her to be exempt from rules. For one year, the winner must make sure she follows the committee's guidelines.

For one, the winner is not allowed to get pregnant during her year as queen. Another, posing nude is a BIG no-no. Most notably, winner Vanessa Williams was forced to relinquish her crown after naked photos of herself, which were published in Penthouse.

With social media bigger than ever, contestants definitely have to be careful what they post online. Let's face it, their image is everything.

The namesake in the Miss America pageant was the swimsuit portion. However, in and the "Me-Too" movement circulating our culture, it was finally decided that maybe judging half-naked women on their bodies was a little too sexist. During an interview on Good Morning America Gretchen Carlson talked about the change, saying, "We are no longer a pageant.

We are a competition. We will no longer judge candidates on their outward physical appearance. With a gap in the schedule, the contestants will now be able to talk about their "social impact initiative," according to Gretchen. Though many may be asking themselves why the seemingly? Gretchen is making it known that Miss America is no longer a pageant since doing away with the swimsuit portion of the show.

It is now to be considered a competition. The message moving forward is that Miss America has been modernized, and it is a platform that women are able to empower one another and succeed as a woman in today's society. The Miss America competition will air on Sunday, Sept.