A Miss America Primer

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kirsten_haglundOn Saturday, January 24th, the 84th annual Miss America pageant will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. It will be broadcast on TLC for those interested.

The pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All the women complete an interview, plus battle in swimsuit, evening gown, and talent competitions. The overall winner is crowned “Miss America” until the next year. The 2008 Miss America, Kirsten Haglund, is pictured to the right. Who will she cede her crown to?

To give you all a preview of what to expect, here are all 52 candidates, complete with a head shot and a swimsuit photo. You can pick out your favorites, and see if you can predict who will take home the crown:

Amanda Tapley Amanda Tapley 2

Miss Alabama

Amanda Tapley
Birmingham, Alabama
Age: 20


Stephany Jeffers Stephany Jeffers 2

Miss Alaska

Stephany Jeffers
Anchorage, Alaska
Age: 23


Erin Brittany Nurss Erin Brittany Nurss 2

Miss Arizona

Erin Brittany
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Age: 23


Ashlen Batson Ashlen Batson 2

Miss Arkansas

Ashlen Batson
Newark, Arkansas
Age: 21


09_california Jackie Geist 2

Miss California

Jackie Geist
Vacaville, California
Age: 22


Jamie Dukehart-Conti Jamie Dukehart-Conti 2

Miss Colorado

Jamie Dukehart-Conti
Arvada, Colorado
Age: 23


Ashley Christina Glenn Ashley Christina Glenn 2

Miss Connecticut

Ashley Christina Glenn
Hamden, Connecticut
Age: 23


Galen Giaccone Galen Giaccone 2

Miss Delaware

Galen Giaccone
Wyoming, Delaware
Age: 20


Kate Marie Grinold Kate Marie Grinold 2

Miss District of Columbia

Kate Marie Grinold
Washington, District of Columbia
Age: 23


Sierra Minott Sierra Minott 2

Miss Florida

Sierra Minott
Fort Myers, Florida
Age: 20


Chasity Hardman Chasity Hardman 2

Miss Georgia

Chasity Hardman
Columbus, Georgia
Age: 24


Nicole Fox Nicole Fox 2

Miss Hawaii

Nicole Fox
Honolulu, Hawaii
Age: 23


Elise Davis Elise Davis 2

Miss Idaho

Elise Davis
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Age: 20


Katie Lorenz Katie Lorenz 2

Miss Illinois

Katie Lorenz
Chicago, Illinois
Age: 24


Katie R. Stam Katie R. Stam 2

Miss Indiana

Katie R. Stam
Seymour, Indiana
Age: 22


Olivia Myers Olivia Myers 2

Miss Iowa

Olivia Myers
Sperry, Iowa
Age: 22


Emily Deaver Emily Deaver 2

Miss Kansas

Emily Deaver
Augusta, Kansas
Age: 19


Emily Ann Cox Emily Ann Cox 2

Miss Kentucky

Emily Ann Cox
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Age: 22


09_louisiana Blair Abene 2

Miss Louisiana

Blair Abene
Hammond, Louisiana
Age: 22


Adrienne Leigh Watkinson Adrienne Leigh Watkinson 2

Miss Maine

Adrienne Leigh Watkinson
Topsham, Maine
Age: 23


Louise Schlegel Louise Schlegel 2

Miss Maryland

Louise Schlegel
Silver Spring, Maryland
Age: 20


Alicia Zitka Alicia Zitka 2

Miss Massachusetts

Alicia Zitka
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Age: 22


Ashlee Baracy Ashlee Baracy 2

Miss Michigan

Ashlee Baracy
Westland, Michigan
Age: 23


Angela McDermott Angela McDermott 2

Miss Minnesota

Angela McDermott
Austin, Minnesota
Age: 24


Christine Kozlowski Christine Kozlowski 2

Miss Mississippi

Christine Kozlowski
D’lberville, Mississippi
Age: 19


Lacey Fitzgerald Lacey Fitzgerald 2

Miss Missouri

Lacey Fitzgerald
Richmond, Missouri
Age: 24


Continue reading for the other 26 women…

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