The Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions and ABC said Monday that singer-songwriter Cole Swindell, Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, actress Sara Foster (VH1’s Barely Famous) and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes will be judges for the Miss America pageant on Sept. 11.
Additional judges will be announced in the coming weeks.
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As previously announced, Chris Harrison (ABC’s The Bachelor) is returning as host, with Sage Steele (ABC and ESPN’s NBA Countdown) joining as co-host.
The Miss America pageant is scheduled to air live from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall at 9-11 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, Sept. 11, on ABC.
DCP and the Miss America Organization will collaborate on all creative, marketing, sponsorship, licensing, ticketing and distribution elements of this year’s show. Tony Eaton and Tall Pony Productions will produce the pageant.
This article was originally published on The Hollywood Reporter.