There she is ... the woman too old to be Miss America.
And she's, like, really bummed about it.
Ex-Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre lost her crown Tuesday when officials told her that she was too old at 24 to compete for Miss America.
Longacre reacted to the news in a tearful 'Today' show appearance Friday.
'I am so, like, really upset,' Longacre told Savannah Guthrie. 'It's like they're trying to erase me in a way, like it never happened, and it's not fair.'
Longacre broke down when 'Today' co-host Tamron Hall said Miss Delaware pageant officials had moved on and passed her crown to runner-up Brittany Lewis, also 24.
'It really hurts,' Longacre said. 'You know, you work so hard to get to this position.'
Longacre won the Miss Delaware crown June 14 after including copies of her birth certificate, driver's license and Social Security Card in her pageant application.
The Miss America Organization requires contestants to be between 17 and 24 years old, according to the pageant's site. Longacre turns 25 a month after the September competition.
Longacre told the 'Today' hosts that she was talking to an attorney about her options. She says she's grateful for all of her well-wishers.
'I appreciate all the support I'm getting,' she said. 'It's really lifting my spirits right now.'
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