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Miss Arkansas Was Asked What She Thinks About Hillary Clinton. Here’s What She Said.

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The woman representing the state of Arkansas offered up some stern criticism for Hillary Clinton during the Miss America pageant Sunday night.

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Before being crowned winner later in the evening, Savvy Shields was asked what she thinks about the Democratic nominee during her onstage interview.

“Hillary Rodham Clinton,” Gabby Douglas — who was judging — asked. “What do you think?”

“Sorry, that’s kind of funny,” Shields answered. “If you’re trying to be leader of the free world, everything you say and do matters, and all of your actions are held to a higher standard. And unfortunately, the media does love to sensationalize everything, and it’s hard to tell what is truth and what is truly scandal.”

“I think going back at what my previous contestant said, both of these contestants have done a great job. Er, both of these candidates have done a great job in competing, but they also need to watch what they’re doing.”

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Shields later said she wants Clinton and Donald Trump to “compromise.”

“What I want both candidates to focus on is compromise,” she said. “Our country was founded on compromise. We’re in a state now where both parties just seem to be yelling at one another.”

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(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for dcp)