Miss North Dakota, Cara Mund, was crowned Miss America 2018 on September 10, 2017 in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. It was the first time in the organization's history that a contestant from North Dakota took home the crown.
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Miss America 2018 is...
There she is... a history-making Miss America! For the first time ever in the pageant, a contestant from North Dakota won the crown.
