The First of Her Kind: Kira Kazantsev’s family has truly lived the American Dream, culminating with this first generation American’s very productive reign as Miss America. The third consecutive Miss New York to win the title of Miss America, Kira has spent her year promoting the Children’s Miracle Network and touring the world with the USO to support the troops, but she has always made sure to raise awareness for her own platform, “Vow To End It,” her campaign to end domestic violence.