Miss America 2017 gains two celebrity judges
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas and musician and actor Laura Marano have been added as celebrity judges for the 2017 Miss America competition.
Pageant officials made the announcement Monday.
The two will join NBA team owner and businessman Mark Cuban, actor Sara Foster, singersongwriter Cole Swindell and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes.
Douglas was the first allaround Olympic gold medallist in U.S. history to earn a spot on a second Olympic team. She also is one of two American gymnasts to win gold medals in back-to-back Olympics.
Marano played Ally in the Disney Channel’s Austin & Ally show and will release a new album this year.
The pageant finale will be broadcast live from Atlantic City on ABC on Sept. 11, hosted by Chris Harrison and Sage Steele.