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Miss America show misspells Jane Austen




During the talent segment of Sunday's Miss America 2015 pageant, random facts were put on the screen as each contestant was performing.

And in the case of Miss New York, well, there was a mistake.

The sign that popped up as Kira Kazantsev performed her cup act to the hit song, Happy, read:
"Loves anything Jane Austin."

We assume they meant that Kazantsev is a fan of author Jane Austen, English novelist whose works include classics such as Pride and Prejudice.



Some jokes started popping up:





The Austin-Austen mishap was just one of the crazy pop-up facts we learned about the contestants.
Here's another:



And another:



To see all of the crazy facts that popped up, check out Mashable's handy list.
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