Early pageantry At age 13, she was named Miss California Preteen 2004, and at age 16, she was named Miss California Junior Teen 2007.
Miss New York 2014 The following year, Dixon competed in the
Miss New York 2014 pageant as Miss City of New York 2014. She won the title of
Miss New York 2014 and was crowned by Miss New York 2013 Amanda Mason.
Miss America 2015 , a US military installation in Maryland. Dixon, representing New York, was one of the 53 delegates competing in the
Miss America 2015 pageant held in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014. She noted that she was happy that female politicians were already doing so, and proud to be a constituent of one of these women (Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand). She was crowned by outgoing
Miss America 2014,
Nina Davuluri, beating out first runner-up,
Miss Virginia 2014, Courtney Garrett. She was the third consecutive
Miss New York to earn the title of
Miss America. Her win made New York the first state to have a Miss America winner three years in a row.
Hazing controversy In September 2014, relying on unnamed sources,
Jezebel published a piece stating that, while at
Hofstra University, Dixon was expelled from the
Alpha Phi sorority for
hazing. On
Good Morning America, Dixon admitted her involvement in activities that fit the "broad definition of hazing," but denied the allegations of abuse, describing the hazing at Alpha Phi as "menial tasks." In her personal blog, Dixon wrote that not attending national Alpha Phi's judiciary hearing of her case was the official reason for the termination.
Miss America role As Miss America, Dixon served as the official National Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Additionally, to further promote her platform of "Love Shouldn't Hurt", Dixon teamed up with
Safe Horizon to launch the #PutTheNailinIt campaign with the aim to "end domestic violence for good." The campaign aims to spread awareness of domestic violence by painting your ring fingernail purple. On November 23, 2014, Dixon appeared as a presenter at the
42nd Annual American Music Awards in
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, California. On December 15, 2014, she appeared as a presenter at the
American Country Countdown Awards in
Nashville, Tennessee. She also presented at the
Academy of Country Music Awards on April 19, 2015, at the
AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, Texas. On May 17, 2015, she appeared as a presenter with
Pete Wentz at the
2015 Billboard Music Awards in the
T-Mobile Arena in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Dixon was also the first Miss America in 35 years to travel with the
United Service Organizations (USO) and visit troops abroad. ==Career==