[custom_adv] There she is... The newly crowned Miss America 2020 winner is Miss Virginia Camille Schrier, as announced on NBC's Thursday, Dec. 19 live telecast of the competition. [custom_adv] The 24-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University Doctor of Pharmacy student bested first runner-up, Miss Georgia Victoria Hill, second runner-up, Miss Missouri Simone Esters, as well as 48 other candidates, to take home the "job. [custom_adv] " Schrier explained she hopes to "break stereotypes about what it means to be a Miss America in 2020" by being a "woman of science." [custom_adv] In addition to the title itself, the Miss America Organization awarded Schrier with the $50,000 first place scholarship during the ceremony at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena. [custom_adv] For their placements, Esters and Hill also took home a portion of the more than $300,000 in total scholarships awarded. [custom_adv] The Miss America Organization announced in 2018 that as part of "Miss America 2.0" it would scrap the controversial swimsuit competition in favor of adding a "job interview" challenge to the competition. [custom_adv] Candidates were also awarded time to pitch their social impact initiatives. For Schrier, her reign as Miss America will be spent advocating for her program called Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. [custom_adv] Candidates were also awarded time to pitch their social impact initiatives. For Schrier, her reign as Miss America will be spent advocating for her program called Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. [custom_adv] Candidates were also awarded time to pitch their social impact initiatives. For Schrier, her reign as Miss America will be spent advocating for her program called Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. [custom_adv] Candidates were also awarded time to pitch their social impact initiatives. For Schrier, her reign as Miss America will be spent advocating for her program called Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics.