Kira Dixon (née Kazantsev; born July 20, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss America 2015 on September 14, 2014.

Kazantsev was born on July 20, 1991, in San Francisco, California, to Russian immigrants who left Moscow in 1990 for the United States, making her a first-generation American.

[5][13] Kazantsev, representing New York, was one of the 53 delegates competing in the Miss America 2015 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014.

[18] Apart from the title, Kira won a $50,000 scholarship provided in part by Joseph Ribkoff Inc. and the Miss America Organization to continue her education, which she planned to use towards law school.

In September 2014, relying on unnamed sources, Jezebel published a piece stating that, while at Hofstra University, Kazantsev was expelled from the Alpha Phi sorority for hazing.

"[20][21][22] In her personal blog, Kazantsev wrote that not attending national Alpha Phi's judiciary hearing of her case was the official reason for the termination.

[25] Additionally, to further promote her platform of "Love Shouldn't Hurt", Kazantsev teamed up with Safe Horizon to launch the #PutTheNailinIt campaign with the aim to "end domestic violence for good.

[27] On November 23, 2014, Kazantsev appeared as a presenter at the 42nd Annual American Music Awards in Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, California.

[31] Kazantsev was also the first Miss America in 35 years to travel with the United Service Organizations (USO) and visit troops abroad.