Getting to Know Miss America 2016

Published October 2, 2015 9:10am EDT

ATLANTA, Ga. - She wowed the judges with her talent, beauty and smarts and now Georgia native Betty Cantrell is the reigning Miss America. Not bad for a woman who just entered her first beauty pageant two years ago!

Miss America Betty Cantrell stopped by Good Day Atlanta Friday morning to talk about the next phase of her reign.