Top 10 finalists selected in Miss America pageant

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The top 10 finalists in this year's Miss America pageant have been chosen. They are:

—Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray;

—Miss Arkansas Ashton Jo Campbell;

—Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler;

—Miss Massachusetts Lauren Kuhn;

— Miss Ohio Mackenzie Bart;

—Miss Florida Victoria Cowen;

—Miss Tennessee Haley Lewis;

—Miss Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett;

—Miss New York Kira Kazantsev; and

—Miss Alabama Caitlin Brunell.

Contestants represented all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The next Miss America will be chosen around 11 p.m.