Miss New York Mallory Hagan Crowned as Miss America 2013

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The lady on her bikini costume above is no other than the newly crowned Miss America 2013 Miss Mallory Hagan. She is 23 yo and from Brooklyn New York.

This was the question asked to her on the Q&A portion:

"In the wake of the Newtown tragedy there has been a lot of talk about gun control, one solution being proposed is an armed guard in every school," Champion said. "Do you think that would make our schools safer?"

And her answer:

"I don't think the proper way to fight violence is with violence," Hagan responded. "I think the proper way is to educate people on guns and the ways we can use them properly. We can lock them up, we can have gun safety classes, we can have a longer waiting period."

 To Miss America Congratulations!