The new Miss America is a scientist from Virginia

Camille Schrier, of Virginia, left, reacts after winning the Miss America competition while runner-up Miss Georgia Victoria Hill 2019 and Miss. America Nia Franklin congratulate her.


(CNN)Camille Schrier, a student at Virginia Commonwealth who advocates for drug safety, was crowned Miss America 2020 on Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Schrier was chosen by a panel of three celebrity judges over Miss Georgia Victoria Hill.
Schrier, who gave a chemistry demonstration on hydrogen peroxide during the talent competition, was crowned by 2019 Miss America Nia Franklin from New York.
The new Miss America told the crowd during introductions that she plans to get a doctor of pharmacy degree at VCU, in Richmond, Virginia. She has undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and systems biology from Virginia Tech.

Camille Schrier performs a science experiment prior to winning the Miss America competition Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn.
She will spend a year advocating for Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics.
Miss Missouri Simone Esters made the top three but did not make the cut after the final trio advocated for their social causes.
Contestants were judged by singer Kelly Rowland, "Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown and "Superstore" actress Lauren Ash.
Last year, the competition announced it would stop judging women on their outward appearance and scrapped its highly criticized swimsuit competition. Now, the organization says, contestants have more time to advocate for their social impact initiatives and have their voices be heard.
During the preliminary competitions, 51 contestants took to the stage for personal interviews, talent demonstrations, and social impact statements.
The other women in the top 15 were:

Miss Oklahoma Addison Price, third runner-up, eliminated after the talent competition
Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy, fourth runner-up, eliminated after the talent competition
Miss Alabama Tiara Pennington, eliminated after first on-stage interview
Miss Colorado Monica Thompson, eliminated after first on-stage interview
Miss California Eileen Kim
Miss Florida Michaela McLean
Miss Hawaii Nicole Holbrook
Miss Kansas Annika Wooton
Miss New Jersey Jade Glab
Miss North Carolina Alexandra Badgett
Miss New York Lauren Molella
Miss Texas Chandler Foreman