Miss America 2010

Miss America 2010, the 83rd Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Saturday, January 30, 2010.[1] Miss America 2009, Katie Stam from Indiana, crowned her successor, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, at the end of the event.[3]

Miss America 2010
DateJanuary 30, 2010[1]
PresentersMario Lopez[2]
VenueTheatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
BroadcasterTLC
Entrants53
Placements15
ReturnsPuerto Rico[1]
WinnerCaressa Cameron
Virginia

Contestants from all 50 states along with District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico[1] competed for the prestigious title. The pageant was broadcast live on TLC. This edition was the 5th year that Las Vegas hosted the pageant.

Fifteen contestants were selected as finalists. After competing in swimsuit, the judges selected the top 12, and three are eliminated. After competing evening gown, ten were selected to compete in talent, and two are eliminated. Then, three are eliminated and seven were selected prior to the final interview. At the end of the competition, the 4 runners-up were announced first, followed by the new Miss America winner.

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss America 2010
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 10
Top 12
Top 15

* - Selected by America's vote from the Miss America pre-pageant special, Miss America: Behind the Curtain.

** - For the first time in pageant history, after 14 finalists were selected, contestant was voted by her fellow competitors as the 15th finalist among the remaining 39 non-finalists.

Preliminary awards

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Quality of Life award

Results Contestant Platform
Winner Service Learning
1st runner-up
-
2nd runner-up
-
Finalists
Various

Other awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship
Non-finalist Talent

Judges

The seven judges for the competition were:[6]

Contestants

StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
AlabamaLiz Cochran[7]Helena21Contemporary Jazz DanceQuality of Life Award Finalist
AlaskaSydnee Waggoner[8]Anchorage23Operatic Vocal
ArizonaSavanna TroupePhoenix23Baton Twirling
ArkansasSarah SlocumSheridan23VocalTop 15America's Choice
CaliforniaKristy CavinderOrange21Ballet en Pointe1st runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
ColoradoKatie LaymanAurora23Contemporary Lyrical DanceTop 12
ConnecticutSharalynn KuziakSouthington22Theatrical Tap Dance
DelawareHeather LehmanMagnolia20Classical Opera
District of ColumbiaJen CoreyWashington, D.C.22Operatic VocalTop 10Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
FloridaRachael Todd[9]Oviedo22Irish Step Dance
GeorgiaEmily Cook[10]Marietta22Oboe
HawaiiRaeceen WoolfordHonolulu24HulaTop 7Miss Congeniality
IdahoKara JacksonNampa22Viola
IllinoisErin O'ConnorEvergreen Park20Ballet en Pointe
IndianaNicole Lynn PollardLafayette23Broadway VocalTop 15
IowaAnne Michael LangguthIowa City22ViolinNon-finalist Talent Award

Quality of Life Finalist Award
Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
KansasBecki RonenHutchinson21Classical Trumpet
KentuckyMallory Ervin[11]Morganfield24Vocal4th runner-upAmerica's Choice

Quality of Life Award Finalist
Contestant on The Amazing Race 17, 18, and 24
LouisianaKatherine Putnam[12]Shreveport23Piano3rd runner-upCMN Miracle Maker Award
MaineSusanna StaubleGray22VocalNon-finalist Talent Award
MarylandBrooke Poklemba[13]Westminster24Vocal
MassachusettsAmanda KellyBraintree23VocalSister of Miss Massachusetts USA 2006, Tiffany Kelly

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
MichiganNicole BlaszczykNovi22Lyrical DanceNon-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Talent Award
MinnesotaBrooke Kelly KilgarriffEagan20VocalNon-finalist Talent Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
MississippiAnna TadlockBrandon23Vocal
MissouriTara Osseck[14]St. Charles23Tap DanceQuality of Life Award Finalist
MontanaBrittany Wiser[15]Bozeman21VocalQuality of Life Award FinalistLater Miss Montana USA 2011[16]
NebraskaBrittany JeffersOgallala23Broadway Style Jazz DanceTop 10Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant
NevadaChristina Keegan[17]Gardnerville24Contemporary Ballet en PointeQuality of Life Award 2nd runner-up
New HampshireLindsey GrahamSandown22Vocal / PianoQuality of Life Award 1st runner-up
New JerseyAshley Shaffer[18]Perrineville22Classical Vocal
New MexicoNicole MinerAlbuquerque23VocalTop 7Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
New YorkAlyse ZwickScarsdale24Ballet en PointePreliminary Swimsuit Award
North CarolinaKatherine Elizabeth SouthardMatthews23Ballet en Pointe
North DakotaKatie RalstonCarrington22Musical Theatre Vocal
OhioErica GelhausSt. Henry21Classical Vocal / OperaPreviously National Sweetheart 2007
OklahomaTaylor TreatAda22Ballet en PointeTop 12America's Choice

Quality of Life Award
OregonCC Barber[19]Scappoose23DanceTop 15Contestants' Choice

Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant
PennsylvaniaShannon Doyle[20]Wilkes-Barre24Tap DanceDr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship
Puerto RicoMiriam PabónLas Piedras24VocalPreliminary Swimsuit Award3rd runner-up at Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 pageant

Top 12 at Miss International 2008 pageant
Rhode IslandJulianna Claire StroutWatch Hill24VocalNon-finalist Talent Award
South CarolinaKelly Sloan[21]Gray Court24Vocal
South DakotaMorgan Peck[22]Sioux Falls20Vocal
TennesseeStefanie Wittler[23]Soddy-Daisy22Vocal2nd runner-upQuality of Life Award Finalist
TexasKristen BlairSouthlake22Classical VocalTop 10
UtahWhitney MerrifieldLindon19Classical Piano
VermontLaura HallSouth Burlington22Musical Theater Dance
Virgin IslandsShayla SolomonSaint Thomas24Steel Pan Drums
VirginiaCaressa CameronFredericksburg22VocalMiss America 2010[24]Preliminary Talent Award4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant
WashingtonDevanni PartridgeAuburn21Piano
West VirginiaTalia Rochelle MarkhamRipley22Vocal
WisconsinKristina SmabyHolmen22Dance en Pointe
WyomingAnna NelsonRock Springs19Character Pointe Dance

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