Miss New York, Mallory Hytes, 23, was named Miss America 2013 Saturday night. (Creative Commons)

Hytes is a Brooklyn native who went to the Fashion Institute of Technology. She hopes to earn a degree in cosmetics and fragrance marketing, according to the Daily Beast.

Her platform issue was child sex abuse prevention.

At the award show she won the swimsuit competition and performed a tap dance to James Brown's Get Up Offa That Thing during the talent portion, according to USA Today.

Miss South Carolina, Ali Rogers, was named runner-up.

This year, the contestants introduced themselves with sassy state sayings. Some of them were (as reported by USA Today):

-"From the state that brought you Channing Tatum, People's Sexiest Man Alive, You're Welcome. I'm Anna Laura Bryan, Miss Alabama."

-"From the state where your vote counts, and counts, and counts, I'm Laura McKeeman, Miss Florida."

-"From the state that celebrates diversity — from Scarlett O'Hara to Honey Boo Boo, I'm Leighton Jordan, Miss Georgia."

-"From the home of Abraham Lincoln — before he was a movie, I'm Megan Ervin, Miss Illinois."

-"From the home of Aerosmith, rock on, America. I'm Taylor Kinzler, Miss Massachusetts."

-"From the state that weds 150 couples each day in Las Vegas — Tim Tebow, what do you say we make it 151? — I'm Randi Sundquist, Miss Nevada."

-"Sandy may have swept away our shores, but never our spirit. I'm Miss New York, Mallory Hagan."

-"From the state where we use sushi as bait, and, no, y'all are the ones with the accent, I am Miss South Carolina, Ali Rogers."