Miss America 2017 Contestants & Winner Predictions

Miss America 2017 Contestants & Winner Predictions

The 2017 Miss America Pageant airs live tonight on ABC at 9 p.m. ET and the reigning Miss America Betty Cantrell will crown a new winner. This year, Chris Harrison and Sage Steele are the hosts, with a group of celebrities in the mix as judges. Harrison spoke with ABC News about the competition and about the women participating as contestants, explaining that: It is easily, by far, the biggest scholarship organization for women. Period. And so ... I love what it's done for women, and so I think it is incredibly relevant -- maybe more now than ever. All of these women are using this to better their lives, better their careers ... finish school. It's hard not to get behind an organization that just tries to empower women -- considering I have a [daughter] in my house, you know, that I'm trying to raise and do the right thing with as well. Now that you have a little background on what to expect with the pageant tonight, click through our gallery for the winner predictions, preliminary winners and all of the contestants in this year's competition. (Instagram)