ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- From the welcome ceremony, to outrageous shoes, and to the preliminary competition, see photos of the events leading up to Miss America 2016.
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Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Noelle Velez plays the drums at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Idaho Kalie Wright sings "Over the Rainbow" during preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. (Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP)
Contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walk the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. during preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Iowa Taylor Wiebers, left, and Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell, right, on Thursday Sept. 10, 2015 after winning awards in the Miss America preliminary competition (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Louisiana April Nelson, left, and Miss Florida Mary Katherine Fechte, right, on Thurs. Sept. 10, 2015 after winning awards in the Miss America preliminary competition. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss New Jersey Lindsey Giannini walks the runway at the traditional Miss America welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss North Dakota Delanie Wiedrich walks the runway at the traditional Miss America welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Oklahoma Georgia Frazier walks the runway at the traditional Miss America welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Connecticut Colleen Ward walks the runway at the traditional Miss America welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Contestants at the traditional Miss America welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin at the traditional welcome ceremony on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
In this image released by Starpix, 52 Miss America contestants pose with reigning Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss District of Columbia will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss Montana will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss Idaho will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss Florida will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
Miss America Kira Kazantsev holds the shoes she will wear in this week's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade on the Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss Indiana will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)
The footwear that Miss New Hampshire will wear in the Miss America pageant's "Show Us Your Shoes" parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Wayne Parry)