This is insane," Stockard said in a video posted on the organization's Instagram. "I don’t know what I did to deserve this.”

His girlfriend, Abbie Stockard, was in the pageant as Miss Alabama. At the end of the night, she was crowned Miss America. Kessler was streaming the event on his phone with his head coach, Will Hardy, and was overjoyed when he saw that Stockard won the title.

Alabama nursing student Abbie Stockard was crowned Miss America on Sunday, Jan. 5., 2025. The 22-year-old is studying at Auburn University where she is also a cheerleader