Miss America 2010

Miss America 2010
Date	January 30, 2010[1]
Presenters	Mario Lopez[2]
Venue	Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster	TLC
Entrants	53
Placements	15
Returns	Puerto Rico[1]
Winner	Caressa Cameron Virginia

Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010^[1]. Miss America 2009, Katie Stam from Indiana, crowned her successor at the end of the event, Caressa Cameron from 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 runner-ups were announced first, followed by the new Miss America winner.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss America 2010	Virginia - Caressa Cameron
1st runner-up	California - Kristy Cavinder
2nd runner-up	Tennessee - Stefanie Wittler
3rd runner-up	Louisiana - Katherine Putnam
4th runner-up	Kentucky - Mallory Ervin *
Top 7	Hawaii - Raeceen Woolford New Mexico - Nicole Miner
Top 10	District of Columbia - Jen Corey Nebraska - Brittany Jeffers Texas - Kristen Blair
Top 12	Colorado - Katie Layman Oklahoma - Taylor Treat *
Top 15	Arkansas - Sarah Slocum * Indiana - Nicole Pollard Oregon - C C Barber **

Notes:

* -- 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 15th finalist among the remaining 39 non-finalists.

Awards

Preliminary Awards

The Preliminary winners are

Awards	Contestant
Preliminary Swimsuit	Puerto Rico - Miriam Pabón New York - Alyse Zwick Oregon - CC Barber
Preliminary Talent	Virginia - Caressa Cameron California - Kristy Cavinder Michigan - Nicole Blaszczyk

Quality of Life Award

Results	Contestant
Winner	Oklahoma - Taylor Treat
1st runner-up	New Hampshire - Lindsey Graham
2nd runner-up	Nevada - Christina Keegan
Finalists	Alabama - Liz Cochran Iowa - Anne Langguth Kentucky - Mallory Ervin Minnesota - Brooke Kilgarriff Missouri - Tara Osseck Montana - Brittany Wiser Tennessee - Stefanie Wittler

Other Awards

Results	Contestant
Non-Finalist Talent	Iowa - Anne Langguth Maine - Susie Stauble Michigan - Nicole Blaszczyk Minnesota - Brooke Kilgarriff Rhode Island - Julianna Strout
Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship	Pennsylvania - Shannon Doyle[3]

Delegates

The Miss America 2010 delegates are:

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Liz Cochran	Helena	21	Contemporary Jazz Dance		Quality of Life Finalist
Alaska	Sydnee Waggoner	Anchorage	23	Operatic Aria
Arizona	Savanna Troupe	Phoenix	23	Baton Twirl
Arkansas	Sarah Slocum	Sheridan	23	Vocal	Top 15		America's Choice
California	Kristy Marie Cavinder	Orange	21	Ballet en Pointe	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent
Colorado	Katie Layman	Aurora	23	Contemporary Lyrical Dance	Top 12
Connecticut	Sharalynn Kuziak	Southington	22	Theatrical Tap Dance
Delaware	Heather Lehman	Magnolia	20	Classical Opera
District of Columbia	Jen Corey	Washington	22	Vocal - Opera	Top 10		Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
Florida	Rachael Todd	Oviedo	22	Irish Step Dance
Georgia	Emily Cook	Marietta	22	Oboe Solo
Hawaii	Raeceen Anuenue Woolford	Honolulu	24	Hula	Top 7
Idaho	Kara Jackson	Nampa	22	Viola
Illinois	Erin O'Connor	Evergreen Park	20	Ballet en Pointe
Indiana	Nicole Lynn Pollard	Lafayette	23	Broadway Vocal	Top 15
Iowa	Anne Michael Langguth	Iowa City	22	Violin Solo		Quality of Life Finalist, Non-Finalist Talent	Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2008
Kansas	Becki Ronen	Hutchinson	21	Classical Trumpet
Kentucky	Mallory Ervin	Morganfield	24	Vocal	4th runner-up	Quality of Life Finalist	The Amazing Race 17 Contestant along with her father Gary; America's Choice
Louisiana	Katherine Putnam	Shreveport	23	Piano	3rd runner-up	CMN Miracle Maker Award
Maine	Susanna Stauble	Gray	22	Vocal		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Maryland	Brooke Poklemba	Westminster	24	Vocal Performance
Massachusetts	Amanda Kelly	Braintree	23	Vocal			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008; Sister of Tiffany Kelly, Miss Massachusetts USA 2006
Michigan	Nicole Blaszczyk	Novi	22	Lyrical Dance		Preliminary Talent, Non-Finalist Talent
Minnesota	Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff	Eagan	20	Vocal		Quality of Life Finalist, Non-Finalist Talent
Mississippi	Anna Tadlock	Brandon	23	Vocal
Missouri	Tara Osseck	St. Charles	23	Tap Dance		Quality of Life Finalist
Montana	Brittany Wiser	Bozeman	21	Vocal		Quality of Life Finalist	Miss Montana USA 2011
Nebraska	Brittany Jeffers	Ogallala	23	Broadway Style Jazz Dance	Top 10		Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2007
Nevada	Christina Maureen Keegan	Gardnerville	23	Contemporary Ballet en Pointe		Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
New Hampshire	Lindsey Graham	Sandown	22	Vocal/Piano - Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"		Quality of Life 1st runner-up
New Jersey	Ashley Shaffer	Perrineville	22	Classical Vocal
New Mexico	Nicole Miner	Albuquerque	23	Vocal	Top 7		Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
New York	Alyse Zwick	Scarsdale	24	Ballet en Pointe		Preliminary Swimsuit	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
North Carolina	Katherine Elizabeth Southard	Matthews	23	Ballet en Pointe
North Dakota	Katie Ralston	Carrington	22	Musical Theatre Vocal - "One Hundred Easy Ways"
Ohio	Erica Gelhaus	St. Henry	21	Classical Vocal/Opera			Former National Sweetheart 2007
Oklahoma	Taylor Treat	Ada	22	Ballet en Pointe - "Palladio"	Top 12	Quality of Life Award Winner	America's Choice
Oregon	CC Barber	Scappoose	23	Dance	Top 15	Preliminary Swimsuit	Contestant's Choice; Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006
Pennsylvania	Shannon Doyle	Wilkes-Barre	24	Tap Dance		Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship
Puerto Rico	Miriam Pabón	Las Piedras	24	Vocal		Preliminary Swimsuit	3rd Runner-up at Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 & Top 12 Semi-finalist at Miss International 2008.
Rhode Island	Julianna Claire Strout	Watch Hill	24	Vocal		Non-Finalist Talent
South Carolina	Kelly Annette Sloan	Gray Court	24	Vocal
South Dakota	Morgan Peck	Sioux Falls	20	Vocal
Tennessee	Stefanie Wittler	Soddy-Daisy	22	Vocal	2nd runner-up	Quality of Life Finalist
Texas	Kristen Blair	Southlake	22	Classical Vocal	Top 10
Utah	Whitney Merrifield	Lindon	19	Classical Piano
Vermont	Laura Hall	South Burlington	22	Musical Theater Dance
Virgin Islands	Shayla S. Solomon	St. Thomas	24	Steel Pan Drums
Virginia	Caressa Cameron	Fredericksburg	22	Vocal Pop	Miss America 2010	Preliminary Talent	4th runner-up to National Sweetheart 2006
Washington	Devanni Partridge	Auburn	21	Piano
West Virginia	Talia Rochelle Markham	Ripley	22	Vocal
Wisconsin	Kristina Smaby	Holmen	22	Dance en Pointe
Wyoming	Anna Nelson	Rock Springs	19	Character Pointe Dance

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to Host 2010 Miss America Pageant on TLC". Miss America Organization. 2009-05-26. http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=405. 
2. ^ "MAO Announces 2010 Miss America Pageant Host". Miss America Organization. 2009-11-05. http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=423. 
3. ^ "2010 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS". Miss America Organization. http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/recipients-2010.aspx. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 

External links

• Miss America official website
• Miss America 2010 Winner Is Caressa Cameron