Visiting Honda of Champaign on Tuesday to pick up a Honda Civic that she'll use during her reign, Grace Khachaturian said she's relying on her years of experience with pageants ahead of the national competition. CHAMPAIGN — No swimsuit competition? No problem. Newly crowned Miss Illinois Grace Khachaturian said she's relying on years of experience with pageants — she's been competing since she was 11 — as she and the other Miss America contestants wait for final details about the contest in the wake of organizers' June 5 announcement that the swimsuit portion would be eliminated. read more