want them to know we re about doing good, creating change for a cause they re passionate about. i hope they ll see ms america in a n light and earn scholarships along the way. e should menti running for o. just quickly how is that in alabama. ected number of you. running. best of luck. we ll follow your story. mallory, thank you and also kate, thanks to you as well. coming up next here on cnn, russian president vladimir putin says he speaks to president trump regularly on the phone. details on his wide-ranging interview and why he s so often spotted not wearing a shirt.
do you agree it s the right decision and how did you all come to this? i think it s time. it s been anongoing conversation for quite some time. as you know, the ok over the or think it was january 1st actually. we ve been talking about how we can make substantive changes that reinforce relevance to not only today s viewers and contestants but the n generation s vie and contestants. obviously i m just speaking for myself, i can t tell you what happens inrd meeting. it s strange to be giving people scholarships and on the other and giving them a number score for how they looked in a swim suit. they tried to call it a fitness competition but it s more of an aesthetic competition. i think it will ultimately prove to age pretty well. mallory, just listening to
immediately asked how much she weighed and she was mortified. i heard from another swim suit winner who said she was doing happy dance in tears. these are women who have been successful in that competion and even many them realize it s time to move . you ladies are beautiful. i m all about strong and sexy but i think there are other ways to show empowerment. mallo mallory, i know the me-too movement played a role and the miss america organization is now led entirely by women for the first time. how do you think that changes up the competition and thition y embracing and empowering women. i hope it lets a group of young women who may have been questioning whether they wanted to participate in miss because of the swim suit, we