Abbie Stockard, Miss Alabama 2024, was crowned Miss America 2025 on Sunday night at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Stockard, 22, will receive a $50,000 in scholarship money as Miss America and immediately start a yearlong reign.

No one was more excited about Abbie Stockard’s Miss America 2025 win than her boyfriend, star Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler.

Abbie Stockard, a nursing student from Alabama, took home the Miss America 2025 title on Sunday night in Orlando, Florida. Walker Kessler, center for the Utah Jazz, couldn’t hold back his excitement following Stockard’s victory,

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

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler has celebrated some big wins and remarkable individual accomplishments in his career, but on Sunday, he basked in the glory of a very special someone: Kessler's girlfriend,

The newly crowned Miss America has a special place in Utahns' hearts. Her name is Abbie Stockard and she’s a nursing student at Auburn University. But she’s also the girlfriend of Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler.

Utah's Walker Kessler was playing in Orlando this Sunday, while his girlfriend Abbie Stockard won the Miss America crown in the same city.

Utah Jazz starting center Walker Kessler has been getting some attention in un-basketball related news. Kessler’s girlfriend, Abbie Stockhard, was crowned Miss America, representing the state of Alabama.

Auburn's own Charles Barkley reacted to Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's girlfriend Abbie Stockard winning Miss America.

Walker Kessler sat silently at a restaurant table, mouth open, his eyes locked onto the phone screen. Then came the words he was hoping to hear: "Your new Miss America is … Alabama." He dropped the phone and shot up from his chair in excitement.