Miss America for the year 2015 will be crowned on Sunday, Sept. 14 and there are already some favorites leading the pack.

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Miss Pennsylvania Amanda Fallon Smith and Miss Maryland Jade Kenny have already won big in the Preliminary Awards on Thursday. Miss Pennsylvania was Thursday night's preliminary talent winner for her vocal performance to the song Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from the musical Phantom of the Opera. While Miss Maryland was the Lifestyle and Fitness winner in a two-piece, pink Catalina swimsuit.

Previously Miss Kentucky Ramsey Carpenter was named Wednesday night's preliminary talent winner for her fiddle performance to Sally Goodin and Orange Blossom Special. And Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler won the preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in a two-piece, pink Catalina swimsuit.

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Other favorites include Miss New York Kira Kazantsev. Miss New York Nina Davuluri won Miss America last year. "I came into this organization wanting to change the face of who Miss America was," Davuluri told NBC News. "It was so timely for this organization to finally reach out to a new demographic of young women that is representative of America today. I hope this encourages young women to embrace their ethnicities and cultural heritage."

Miss Alabama Caitlin Brunell also was the winner of Miss America's Quality of Life Awards in the preliminary rounds.

Miss America will air Sunday on ABC at 9 p.m. ET with hosts Chris Harrison and Lara Spencer.

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