ABC announced American Idol season 6 winner Jordin Sparks as one of four celebrity judges to participate in the final night of The 2018 Miss America Competition. From the official press release:
The Miss America Organization, dick clark productions and ABC today announced the first four celebrity judges for the final night of The 2018 Miss America Competition; multi-platinum ACM Male Vocalist of the Year Thomas Rhett, author, actress and model Molly Sims, multi-platinum recording artist and actress Jordin Sparks and PEOPLE Editor in Chief Jess Cagle.
Additional celebrity judges to be announced in the coming weeks. The judges panel will evaluate the contestants’ performances in Lifestyle and Fitness, Evening Wear, Talent, Interview and On-Stage questions during the “The 2018 Miss America Competition,” which will air live on ABC from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 (9:00 – 11:00p.m. ET/PT). The Miss America Competition showcases the intellect, grace and exceptional talent of 51 accomplished women representing their home states (and District of Columbia) as they compete for the coveted title of Miss America.
As previously announced, Chris Harrison (ABC’s The Bachelor franchise and “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”) returns to host the legendary competition, with Sage Steele (ESPN’s “SportsCenter on the Road” and “SportsCenter: AM”) joining as co-host.
The release also mentions that Jordin, “…is considered a social media influencer due to her impressive social media following. She has successfully transitioned into network broadcasting hosting/co-hosting on some of television’s most iconic programs such as NBC’s TODAY Show, ABC’s The View, CBS’ The Talk, PBS’ Great Performances (with John Lithgow) amongst others. She is currently working on her untitled fourth album.”
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that ABC, the network planning to reboot American Idol in the spring, has enlisted one of the show’s winners to judge this year’s Miss America event…
Earlier today, Jordin posted an Instagram message confirming the news.
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