Nancy O’Dell — $2 million

After winning Miss South Carolina title in 1987, Nancy O’Dell represented her state at the 1988 Miss America pageant, where she won a swimsuit award. But she is more than a pageant queen and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Marketing from Clemson University, South Carolina.

Nancy notably worked as a crime reporter at WCBD-T, where her work caused active changes in law enforcement, and earned her a Best Report Of The Year award. She spent 13-years as the host of Access Hollywood and hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe Pageant. Nancy left Access in 2009, joining entertainment live from 2011 until she left August 2019.