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Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned Miss America on Sept.14-15 night. This is the third year in a row that the contestant from New York has won. Kazantsev, who is originally from California and moved to New York for college, speaks three languages and is a passionate advocate for domestic violence survivors.

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