Lifestyle Health Miss North Dakota Cara Mund Crowned Miss America 2018! Mund was crowned the 2018 Miss America on Sunday night By Julie Mazziotta Julie Mazziotta Twitter Julie Mazziotta is the Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone Biles and Tom Brady. She was previously an Associate Editor for the Health vertical for six years, and prior to joining PEOPLE worked at Health Magazine. When not covering professional athletes, Julie spends her time as a (very) amateur athlete, training for marathons, long bike trips and hikes. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 10, 2017 11:12 PM Share Tweet Pin Email America, you have a new queen! After four nights of competition, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund was crowned the 2018 Miss America on Sunday night. North Dakota has never had a Miss America winner, or a contestant reach the top five. The 2017 Miss America, Savvy Shields, passed on the tiara to Mund during the final night of competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donald Kravitz/Getty The celebrity judging panel of singer Jordin Sparks, model and actress Molly Sims, singer Thomas Rhett and PEOPLE Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle selected Mund out of the 51 women from across the United States and the District of Columbia. The women were evaluated on their performances in the evening wear, fitness, lifestyle, talent and interview categories. From Coinage: The Cost of Being A Miss America Contestant Mund will tour the country with the title for one year before starting law school at the University of Notre Dame.