ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The new Miss America says there are more important things for people to worry about than her little red cup, as some social media users panned her use of a plastic cup during the talent portion of Sunday night’s pageant finale in Atlantic City.

Kira Kazantsev, of New York, said she realizes everything she does now will be scrutinized and commented on. But she says she performed Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” while tapping a cup on the floor because that’s what she wanted to do, regardless of what anyone else might think.

“There are so many more important issues in this world that people should be worried about than my plastic cup,” she said Monday morning.

– From news service reports


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