Miss America 2019 thanks Brooklyn for her win
Nia Imani Franklin, the Clinton Hill resident who was crowned Miss America on Sunday, says living in Brooklyn gave her the edge she needed to win the competition.
“Living here has given me even more of a grit and sense of self,” Franklin told ABC. “I’m really excited about that, and I think that’s what’s going to help me have a wonderful year as Miss America.”
Franklin, previously crowned Miss New York, is the first Miss America to have won the pageant since it eliminated its swimsuit competition, a move spearheaded by former Miss America Gretchen Carlson.
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View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.