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FILE - This Sept. 9, 2018 file photo shows Miss New York Nia Franklin, center, reacting after being named Miss America 2019 in Atlantic City, N.J. The Miss America Organization has denied credentials to cover this year's pageant to several media outlets including its traditional hometown newspaper. The Press of Atlantic City, Washington Post and a magazine that covers the pageant have all been told they will not receive press credentials, but were not told why. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Wanna cover Miss America? Buy a ticket, 3 media outlets told

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Gretchen Carlson attends the TIME 100 Gala in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Gretchen Carlson, Miss America chairwoman, steps down

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2019 file photo, Gretchen Carlson attends Variety's Power of Women: New York presented by Lifetime at Cipriani 42nd Street Miss America-Carlson in New York. Carlson is stepping down as board chairwoman of the Miss America Organization. The former Fox News host and former Miss America says in a statement Wednesday, June 5, that she has helped make the organization more relevant. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Lawsuit on ‘takeover’ of Miss America pageant is withdrawn

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Judge won’t block Miss America Org from state changes

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Miss America organization reinstates New Jersey group

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Miss America Organization tabs new leaders in 3 states

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

The Latest: Carlson: Lawsuits will not bring back swimsuits

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In this combination of Aug. 30, 2018, file photos, Gretchen Carlson, left, chairwoman of the Miss America board of directors, and Regina Hopper, the pageant's CEO, speaks to the contestants and the crowd during the annual Miss America arrival celebration in Atlantic City, N.J. Carlson, Hopper and the Miss America Organization are being sued by a former board member and four states claiming &quot;an illegal and bad-faith takeover&quot; of the pageant. The lawsuit filed Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, in Atlantic City. (Erin Grugan/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)

Miss America leaders illegally took over pageant, lawsuit says

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

In this Sept. 7, 2018 photo, Miss Delaware Joanna Wicks introduces herself at the start of the third and final night of preliminary competition at the Miss America competition in Atlantic City N.J. As it nears the pageant's 100th anniversary, the Miss America Organization is looking for expressions of interest to host the competition from other cities. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Miss America may be leaving Atlantic City … again

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In this Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during the Miss America 2018 pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Miss America terminates agreements with NJ, NY and FL

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Gretchen Carlson attends the TIME 100 Gala in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Miss America hits states over Gretchen Carlson protest

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

In this Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during the Miss America 2018 pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Miss America Organization strikes back at rebellious states

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE – In this Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during the Miss America 2018 pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. In a letter sent to former Miss Americas on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, Mund says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant's current leadership, including chairwoman Gretchen Carlson. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

The Latest: Miss America Org. upset with Cara Mund’s claims

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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Gretchen Carlson participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss her book &quot;Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Back Your Power&quot; at AOL Studios in New York. Carlson, the former Fox News host now in charge of the Miss America Organization, says the group needs to heal a divisive rift that has seen 20 state organizations call for her and other top leaders to resign. In an interview with The Associated Press that Carlson said would be her last on the subject, said Miss America officials at all levels need to be “on the same page,” and hoped that would happen before the next Miss America is crowned in Atlantic City on Sept. 9, 2018. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Miss America Organization seeks to end divisions

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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Gretchen Carlson participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss her book &quot;Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Back Your Power&quot; at AOL Studios in New York. Carlson, the former Fox News host now in charge of the Miss America Organization, says the group needs to heal a divisive rift that has seen 20 state organizations call for her and other top leaders to resign. In an interview with The Associated Press that Carlson said would be her last on the subject, said Miss America officials at all levels need to be “on the same page,” and hoped that would happen before the next Miss America is crowned in Atlantic City on Sept. 9, 2018. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Miss America head Gretchen Carlson seeks ‘healing process’

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this file photo, contestants greet onstage in the swimsuit completion during the first night of Miss America 2018 preliminaries in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. In June 2018, Miss America pageant organizers announced the contest would drop its swimsuit and evening gown competitions moving forward. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) **FILE**

Factions in Miss America split over leadership, direction

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, newly-crowned Miss America 2018 Cara Mund poses for photographers on the 86th Floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building, in New York. Mund, who will be the last Miss America to have worn a swimsuit onstage, says the pageant is right to eliminate that part of the competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Current Miss America: Scholarships don’t rely on swimsuits

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Gretchen Carlson participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss her book &quot;Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Back Your Power&quot; at AOL Studios in New York. The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants in their appearance. Carlson, a former Miss America who is head of the organization's board of trustees, made the announcement Tuesday, June 5, 2018, on &quot;Good Morning America.&quot; (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Miss America drops swimsuit portion and won’t judge on looks

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, contestants wear swimsuits as they compete in the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants in their appearance. Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America who is head of the organization's board of trustees, made the announcement Tuesday, June 5, 2018, on &quot;Good Morning America.&quot; (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

The Latest: For Miss America, goals, not swimsuits

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