Meet All 53 Miss America Contestants: Photo Gallery 2

Part II: Missouri to Wyoming

Missouri: Shelby Ringdahl, 21. Platform Issue: CASA: Home, Safe, Home. Talent: Vocal. Career Ambition: To perform on Broadway. Courtesy of Miss America Organization

The Miss America 2014 pageant will air on ABC Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, starting at 9 p.m. EST. The winner will be crowned just before 11 p.m. Here’s a closer look at the ladies competing to be the next face of America. (Part 2 of a two-part photo gallery)

See Alabama to Mississippi: Meet All 53 Miss America Contestants: Photo Gallery 1