rich 1.0 ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) — The new Miss America will take the traditional morning-after romp through the Atlantic City surf Monday morning. Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell won the title on Sunday night. Cantrell rode an opera performance from "Madame Butterfly" to the 2016 title in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, besting 51 other competitors in the nationally televised pageant. She won a preliminary competition earlier in the week, also with an opera performance. The pageant marked the return of Vanessa Williams, who was back for the first time after resigning the crown in 1984 following a nude photo scandal. Pageant Executive Chairman Sam Haskell apologized on behalf of the pageant to Williams, who served as head judge. Cantrell won a $50,000 scholarship along with her title. Latest Stories from The Associated Press https://audioboom.com/channels/4277258-latest-stories-from-the-associated-press Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/16640028/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/3571454/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>