Miss Florida Erika Dunlap beat out 50 rivals to be crowned Miss America in Atlantic City in a pageant that featured some of the brainiest contestants judges have seen in years.
Miss Hawaii Kanoelani Gibson was the runner-up, and Miss Wisconsin Tina Sauerhammer was third.
Sauerhammer is a doctor at age 22; Miss Virginia Nancy Redd and Miss Rhode Island Laurie Gray are both recent Harvard University graduates.
