The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Andrews Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. The first-prize winner of the national pageant is awarded the title of "Miss America" for one year.
The pageant originated as a beauty contest in 1921, but now prefers to avoid this term since Swimsuit and Evening Wear comprise 35 percent of the overall score used to judge contestants. A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality The pageant began in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was held there each year in September through 2004 (except for the year 2000, when it was held on October 14). Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
In January 2006 the pageant moved to its new home and time in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The pageant presents itself as a "scholarship pageant," and the primary prizes for the winner and her runners-up are scholarships to the institution of her choice. The Miss America Scholarship program, along with its local and state affiliates is the largest provider of scholarship money to young women in the world, and in 2006 made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. [1] Since most of the contestants are college graduates already, or on the verge of graduating, most of their prize money is devoted to graduate school or professional school, or to pay off student loans for courses already taken. A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned Professional school may refer to Journalism school Law school Business school Public policy school The Miss America Pageant is the largest provider of college scholarships for women in the United States.
The current Miss America is Kirsten Haglund elected on January 26, 2008, in front of an audience of 7,000 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, and a television audience of over 19 million. Kirsten Haglund (born September 14, 1988) is a beauty queen from Farmington Hills, Michigan who is Miss America 2008 Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Planet Hollywood, a Theme restaurant chain inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
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Competition
- Further information: Miss America award winners
Miss America is connected to various subsidiary programs throughout the U. The most frequently presented Miss America Awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit Katie Marie Harman-Ebner (b 1980 in Oregon) is a classical vocalist and stage actress who is best known as Miss America 2002 and former Miss Oregon 2001 "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc S. A. Local contests select local representatives (e. g. , "Miss Mobile, Alabama") who go on to participate in state pageants (e. g. , for "Miss Alabama"). The founder, Megan O'Brien stated that, "Miss America pageants are not about popularity, looking sexy in a bikini, or anything like that. They are about strong, sophisticated women competing to represent the women of America. " The winners of the various state pageants (plus pageants for "Miss District of Columbia" and "Miss Virgin Islands") go on to compete for the title of "Miss America" at an annual national competition. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. Miss Virgin Islands competed for the first time in the 2004 pageant. Thus far, there has not been a "Miss Puerto Rico" or a "Miss Guam" representing. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated
Contestants for Miss America and the various state and local pageants are selected by panels of judges based on a set of five competitions:
- 1) Private Interview In the Private Interview portion of the competition each contestant converses with the judges on a variety of topics, from frivolous trivia to serious political and social issues. Yolande Betbeze (born 1929 in Mobile Alabama) was Miss America in 1951 The contestant is awarded points for being well spoken, polite, articulate, and confident. This competition is less known by the general public than other aspects of the pageant, since unlike the other three, it does not take place on a theater stage, nor is it usually televised. The Private Interview counts for 25 percent of the contestant's overall score.
- 2) Talent In the Talent portion of the competition the contestant performs on stage before the judges and an audience. The most common talents are singing or dancing, but a variety of other talents may be exhibited at the contestant's choosing; some have demonstrated juggling, playing musical instruments, ventriloquism, quick-draw painting; one even chose to demonstrate the proper way to pack a suitcase. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Juggling is a physical human skill involving the movement of objects usually through the air for entertainment (see Object manipulation) A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e suitcase is a somewhat flat rectangular-shaped Bag with rounded corners either hard plastic or soft or made of cloth Vinyl or leather that more or less keeps its The Talent portion of the competition counts for 35 percent of the contestant's overall score
- 3) Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit In the Swimsuit portion of the competition contestants walk on the stage in swimsuits and high-heeled shoes. A swimsuit, bathing suit or swimming costume is an item of Clothing designed to be worn for Swimming. The Miss America pageant regulates certain minimum standards of modesty the swimsuit must comply with. Judging for this portion of the competition focuses on overall physical fitness, poise and posture. Until recently, the contestants were required to wear identical, somewhat dated, one-piece suits. Recently, the organization has allowed contestants to choose their own more revealing two-piece suits, bikinis, or more modern one-piece suits. In 1996 the pageant held a phone-in poll asking the public to weigh in on whether or not the Swimsuit competition should be continued. A staggering 87 percent voted to retain the swimsuit portion. The Swimsuit competition counts for only 15 percent of the contestant's overall score.
- 4) Evening Wear In the Evening Wear portion of the competition, the contestants are judged on poise and bearing as they walk across the stage. The Evening Wear portion of the competition counts for 20 percent of the contestant's overall score.
- 5) Onstage Question During the Evening Wear competition the contestants are asked a random question from a pre-determined list that they must then answer onstage with no preparation. Questions are topical and usually involve current events. The questions require the contestant to have knowledge of the event and provide an opinion. The Onstage Question counts for five percent of the contestant's total score.
A casual wear section was added to the Miss America competition in 2003, and was filtering down to state and local competitions; however, the "casual wear" section was canceled in 2006 and is no longer in use at any level of the Miss America Program.
A community service platform became a requirement of Miss America contestants beginning with the 1989 pageant. Platforms promoted by previous Miss Americas have included AIDS awareness and prevention, diabetes awareness, outreach for homeless veterans, domestic violence awareness, encouraging volunteerism in teens, and support for terminal breast cancer patients.
Prizes are given at local, state, and national level, consisting most commonly of scholarships for use in higher education, sometimes supplemented with money and merchandise donated by sponsors. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education Many young women pay for their entire college education simply by competing several times in local and state pageants.
History
The Miss America competition originated on September 7, 1921, as a two-day beauty contest in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The event that year was still called the Atlantic City Pageant, and the winner of the grand prize, the 3-foot Golden Mermaid trophy, wasn't even called "Miss America" until 1922, when she re-entered the pageant. The pageant was initiated in an attempt to keep tourists in Atlantic City after the Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September
In 1935, Talent was added to the competition. At the time, non-white women were barred from competing, a restriction that was codified in the pageant's "Rule number seven," which stated that "contestants must be of good health and of the white race. " No African American women participated until 1970, although African Americans did appear in musical numbers as far back as 1923, when they were cast as slaves. Until at least 1940, contestants were required to complete a biological questionnaire tracing their ancestry. [2][3][4]
Starting in 1950, the winner's title reflected to the following year (Miss America 1951), so there was never a Miss America 1950.
In the early years of the pageant, a beauty competition of the women wearing bathing suits was the main event. A swimsuit, bathing suit or swimming costume is an item of Clothing designed to be worn for Swimming. Yolande Betbeze, Miss America 1951, refused to pose for publicity pictures while wearing a swimsuit, citing that she wanted to be recognized as a serious opera singer. Yolande Betbeze (born 1929 in Mobile Alabama) was Miss America in 1951 Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Catalina swimwear, one of the Miss America sponsors, withdrew and created the Miss USA/Universe pageants. Catalina is one of the oldest apparel manufacturers in California and one of the best known names in the swimwear industry The Miss USA Beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization.
The 1955 pageant was the first to be televised; the winner was Lee Meriwether. Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles California) is Miss America 1955 and an American actress, appearing In 1959, Mary Ann Mobley of Brandon, Mississippi won the Miss Mississippi title and then went on to win the Miss America pageant. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Ann Mobley (born February 17, 1939 in Biloxi Mississippi) Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Mississippi USA Miss Mississippi is a Scholarship pageant and a preliminary The next year, her successor as Miss Mississippi (Lynda Lee Mead of Natchez) also went on to win the Miss America title. Natchez is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated city within Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The only states to have produced Miss Americas in consecutive years are Pennsylvania (1935 and 1936), Mississippi (1959 and 1960), and Oklahoma (2006 and 2007). Mary Katherine Campbell, Miss Columbus, Ohio, won in both 1922 and 1923 before the rules were changed to limit an entrant to participating in only one year. Mary Katherine Campbell ( May 20 1907 – May 3 1990) was the only person to win the Miss America Pageant twice
The pageant has been nationally televised since 1954. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic It peaked in the early 1960s, when it was repeatedly the highest-rated program on American television. It was seen as a symbol of the United States, with Miss America often being referred to as the female equivalent of the President. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The pageant stressed conservative values; contestants were not expected to have ambitions beyond being a good wife (there is also a Mrs. America pageant). Mrs America Pageant celebrates married women throughout the United States of America. For decades it was, practically speaking, a pageant for young white women, though by the 1980s black women were winning the crown. Since the 1980s seven black women have been crowned Miss America.
In 1964, the Miss America 1965 pageant took place just weeks after Atlantic City hosted the Democratic National Convention. The 1964 National Convention of the Democratic Party of the United States took place at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City New Jersey
With the rise of feminism and the civil rights movement the pageant became a target of protests, and its audience began to fade. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The 1968 protest, in which a group of feminists on the Atlantic City boardwalk crowned a live sheep Miss America and threw various beauty accouterments (including bras) into a trash can, shocked many people and was the source of the myth that feminists "burned bras. " In the 1970s it began to change, admitting blacks and encouraging a new type of professional woman. This was symbolized by the 1974 victory of Rebecca Ann King, a law student who publicly supported legalization of abortion in the United States while Miss America. Rebecca Ann King (b 1950 Hancock Iowa) is most noted as holder of the 1974 Miss America title Abortion in the United States is a highly-charged issue involving significant political and ethical debate [5]
Still, ratings flagged. In an attempt to create a younger image, Bert Parks, the pageant's famous emcee from 1955 to 1979, was dismissed. Bert Parks ( December 30, 1914 – February 2, 1992) was an American Actor, Singer, and Radio and Parks had virtually become an American icon, singing the show's signature song, "There She Is, Miss America" as the newly-crowned Miss America took her walk down the ramp at the end of each year's pageant. His dismissal prompted public criticism; in protest, Johnny Carson organized a letter-writing campaign to reinstate Parks, but it was unsuccessful. John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and Former TV Tarzan and host of "Face The Music", Ron Ely, hosted the pageant that year but was gone the next. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (born June 2, 1938) is the stage name of the American actor and novelist born in Hereford Texas. Since Parks' departure, many have taken on the role of Miss America TV host. Since Ely, pageant hosts have included Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford, Gary Collins and Mary Ann Mobley (herself a former Miss America), Meredith Vieira, Wayne Brady, Mario Lopez and James Denton. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Kathie Lee Gifford (born Kathryn Lee Epstein; August 16 1953 is an American Television hostess Singer, actress, noted for her Gary Ennis Collins (born April 30, 1938) is an American Film and Television Actor. Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Singer and Television personality Mario López Jr (born October 10, 1973) is an American Actor and Author who has appeared on several television series film James Thomas Denton Jr (born January 20 1963) is an American Film and Television Actor, best known for playing Mark Steines will host the 2008 pageant. Mark Anthony Steines (born June 7 1964) is an American broadcast journalist and a co-anchor of the syndicated Gossip and entertainment round-up
In 1984, Vanessa Williams became the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America, but resigned from her duties in scandal. Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. The job was subsequently filled by runner-up Suzette Charles who carried out the remaining seven weeks as Miss America 1984. Suzette Charles (born Suzette DeGaetano on March 2 1963) is an American Singer and Entertainer. Both women are now included on the canonical list of Miss America laureates; Williams is officially designated Miss America 1984 and Charles is officially designated Miss America 1984b.
Many Miss America winners live on in relative anonymity, but Vanessa Williams has made a nationally prominent career as a singer selling millions of albums worldwide and achieving critical acclaim as an actress on stage, in film and on television. Others who have had prominent careers in such fields as show business include Bess Myerson, Mary Ann Mobley, Lee Meriwether, and Phyllis George. Showbiz redirects here For other uses see Showbiz (disambiguation. Bess Myerson (born July 16, 1924 in Bronx, New York) became in 1945 the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America pageant Mary Ann Mobley (born February 17, 1939 in Biloxi Mississippi) Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles California) is Miss America 1955 and an American actress, appearing Phyllis Ann George Brown (born 25 June 1949) is an American businesswoman 1989 winner Gretchen Carlson went on to have a career in television journalism. Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is a former Miss America and U Myerson, who was the first Jewish Miss America, was selected in 1945, in the face of official antisemitism, including a request by pageant director Lenora Slaughter that she change her name to one less Jewish-sounding.
In the 1990s, the pageant was reformed into The Miss America Organization, a not-for-profit corporation with three divisions: the Miss America Pageant, a scholarship fund, and a Miss America foundation. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education
Since the pageant's peak in the early 1960s, its audience has eroded significantly. In 2004, when its audience fell to fewer than 10 million viewers, its broadcaster, ABC, decided to drop the pageant. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. "Broadcasters show data proving that the talent show and the interviews, the pageant's answers to feminist criticism, were the least popular portions of the pageant, while the swimsuit part still had the power to bring viewers back from the kitchen," said New York Times reporter Iver Peterson. "So pageant officials - who still require chaperons for contestants when they are in Atlantic City - are thinking about showing a little more. "[6]
In 2005 the pageant announced a new television agreement with cable network Country Music Television rather than MTV which didn't see the need for beauty pageants on their network (this was before MTV bought CMT). Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network In addition to the move to CMT, there was a switch in the pageant's schedule from September to January 21, 2006, and a move away from Atlantic City and Boardwalk Hall after 85 years to a location with casinos: the Las Vegas Strip and the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Aladdin Hotel-Casino. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Boardwalk Hall, also known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall is an Arena which served as the primary Convention The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 The Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 7000 seat Theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The show was hosted by James Denton, a star of the television show Desperate Housewives. James Thomas Denton Jr (born January 20 1963) is an American Film and Television Actor, best known for playing Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced The pageant remained in Las Vegas for 2007 and was again broadcast on CMT. In March 2007, it was announced that CMT no longer chose to broadcast the pageant from 2008. [7]
Due to the altered schedule, Miss America 2005, Alabama's Deidre Downs, reigned for 16 months instead of the usual 12. The Miss Alabama competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U Deidre Downs (born July 7, 1980) Miss America 2005 is an aspiring Physician from Birmingham Alabama. She was only the second longest-reigning Miss America: in the early days of the pageant, Mary Katherine Campbell from Ohio won the pageant twice, in 1922 and again in 1923. Mary Katherine Campbell ( May 20 1907 – May 3 1990) was the only person to win the Miss America Pageant twice Miss Ohio Pageant selects the representative for the US state of Ohio in the Miss America pageant Campbell was also first-runner-up in the 1924 pageant, and when the judge's scores revealed that she had almost won the crown third time, the pageant created a new rule that a contestant may only win the title of Miss America once (but still allowed a contestant to compete more than once. ) Later on, the rule was changed so that a contestant may only compete in the Miss America pageant once, whether or not they win the title.
In the last 51 years of Miss America (through 2008), 12 winners have been brunette, 27 were blonde, 3 were red haired, and 9 were black haired. The average number of steps that a contestant takes during a pageant day is 8939, according to organizers. Several Miss Americas travel in excess of 20,000 miles a month making personal appearances. Many have earned over $100,000 in personal appearance fees during their reign.
National Sweetheart
Though not officially connected with the Miss America pageant, since the 1940s, first runners-up from Miss America's state pageants have been invited to the National Sweetheart pageant in Hoopeston, Illinois. Miss National Sweetheart is a United States Beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston Illinois Hoopeston is a city in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
Criticism
The Miss America pageant has long attracted criticism for much the same reasons as the criticism attracted by other beauty contests, mainly alleging that such practices are demeaning to women and force them to conform to certain aesthetic ideals. Supporters counter that the contestants enter on their own free will.
The first protests against the Miss America pageant were held at Atlantic City in 1968, when the televised event was disrupted by a group of protesters.
Some counter their arguments on the basis that the Miss America Organization is still the largest provider of college scholarships for women in the world, and promotes community activism. The swimsuit competition which seems to be popular with viewers is but a small part of the actual pageant judging.
Miss America 2007
In 2006, it was announced by the Miss America Organization and CMT that the latter would air the reality television series Pageant School: Becoming Miss America in the days leading up to the January 2007 pageant. Miss America 2007, the 82nd Miss America, pageant was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada on January 29, 2007. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary It was produced for CMT by PB&J Television in Santa Monica, CA. PB&J Television, also known as PB&J TV is a Santa Monica California based Television production company.
Miss America 2007 was held at the Aladdin Resort and Casino on Monday, January 29, 2007. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It marked the first time that the pageant was held outside the traditional Saturday night.
On March 30, 2007, CMT announced they would not be televising the pageant anymore. On August 14, 2007 it was announced that the 2008 pageant would air on the TLC Network. TLC (generally called as The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and TLC aired a four episode look at the 51 Miss America contestants as a prelude to the national finals.
The 2008 Miss America Pageant enjoyed its highest television ratings in 4 years, with an estimated 19. 2 million viewers which saw the initial telecast and the two subsequent airings of Miss America live. This is approximately 10 million more viwers who watched the telecast the last year it was shown on network television.
In April of 2007, Miss America Lauren Nelson teamed up with the hit Fox TV show America's Most Wanted to help lure in suspected child predators so Suffolk County, New York police could take them down. Lauren Nelson (born 1986 is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title America's Most Wanted is an American TV show produced by 20th Century Fox, and is the longest-running program of any kind in the history Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. [8]
Winners
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See also
- List of Miss America winners by state
- Miss America award winners
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen
- Miss Congeniality (2000), movie with a parody of the pageant as the background ("Miss United States")
References
- ^ Participate and Earn Scholarships. This is a list of women who have held the Miss America title. Lauren Nelson (born 1986 is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title Jennifer Berry (born July 18, 1983 in Houston Texas) was crowned Miss America on January 21, 2006. Nicole Johnson (born circa 1974 was the winner of the 1999 Miss America pageant and is now a diabetes advocate For the metropolitan area see Roanoke Metropolitan Area. Roanoke is an Independent city located in the Roanoke Metropolitan Area in Heather Renee (French Henry (born 1974 in Augusta Kentucky) won the title of Miss America in 2000 continuing a tradition of dominance by Southern contestants in Augusta is a city in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. Miss America 2001, the 76th Miss America, pageant was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey on October 14, 2000 Angela Perez Baraquio (aka Angela Baraquio Grey) was born on June 1 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Miss America 2002, the 77th Miss America, pageant was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey on September 22, Katie Marie Harman-Ebner (b 1980 in Oregon) is a classical vocalist and stage actress who is best known as Miss America 2002 and former Miss Oregon 2001 Gresham (ˈɡrɛʃəm is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States immediately east of Portland. Miss America 2003, the 78th Miss America, pageant was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey on September 21, Erika Harold (born 1980 was Miss America 2003 having qualified for the pageant by being selected Miss Illinois 2002 Urbana (ɝˈbænə is the County seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Miss America 2004, the 79th Miss America, pageant was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey on September 20, 2003 Ericka Dunlap (born February 17, 1981) was Miss America 2004, and was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Miss America 2005, the 80th Miss America, pageant was held in Atlantic City on September 18, 2004 following a week of events including the preliminary Deidre Downs (born July 7, 1980) Miss America 2005 is an aspiring Physician from Birmingham Alabama. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Miss America 2006, the 81st Miss America, pageant was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada on January 21, 2006. Jennifer Berry (born July 18, 1983 in Houston Texas) was crowned Miss America on January 21, 2006. Miss America 2007, the 82nd Miss America, pageant was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada on January 29, 2007. Lauren Nelson (born 1986 is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title Lawton is a city in and the County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. Miss America 2008, the 83rd Miss America pageant was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada on January 26, 2008. Kirsten Haglund (born September 14, 1988) is a beauty queen from Farmington Hills, Michigan who is Miss America 2008 Farmington Hills is an affluent as well as the most populous city in Oakland County in the U The most frequently presented Miss America Awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American Scholarship pageant. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the www. MissAmerica. org. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
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- ^ American Experience / Miss America / Transcript. PBS. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Retrieved on 2007-05-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
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External links
- Miss America official site
- Photo Essay: America's Pageant A look back at more than 80 years of the Miss America competition on Time. com (a division of Time Magazine)
- Pageant Almanac: Miss America
- 1968-69 No More Miss America protests
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