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. Miss America 2009, Katie Stam from Indiana, crowned her successor, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, at the end of the event.
Contestants from all 50 states along with District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico 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 four runners-up were announced first, followed by the new Miss America winner.
Judges The seven judges for the competition were: actress and producer, Vivica A. Fox Miss America 2002, Katie Harman Olympic gymnast, Shawn Johnson musician, Dave Koz radio personality, Rush Limbaugh comedian and actor, Paul Rodriguez
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss America 2010 – Caressa Cameron 1st Runner-Up – Kristy Cavinder 2nd Runner-Up – Stefanie Wittler 3rd Runner-Up – Katherine Putnam 4th Runner-Up – Mallory Ervin * Top 7 – Raeceen Woolford – Nicole Miner Top 10 – Jen Corey – Brittany Jeffers – Kristen Blair Top 12 – Katie Layman – Taylor Treat* Top 15 – Sarah Slocum* – Nicole Pollard – CC Barber ** * - 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.
Awards Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness New York - Alyse Zwick Oregon - CC Barber Puerto Rico - Miriam Pabón Talent California - Kristy Cavinder Michigan - Nicole Blaszczyk Virginia - Caressa Cameron Quality of Life award
Results Contestant Platform Winner Oklahoma - Taylor Treat Service Learning 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 Various Other awards Awards Contestant Miss Congeniality Hawaii - Raeceen Woolford Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship Pennsylvania - Shannon Doyle Non-finalist Talent Iowa - Anne Langguth Maine - Susie Stauble Michigan - Nicole Blaszczyk Minnesota - Brooke Kilgarriff Rhode Island - Julianna Strout musician, Brooke White
Contestants State/district/terr. Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes Alabama Liz Cochran Helena 21 Contemporary Jazz Dance Quality of Life Award Finalist Alaska Sydnee Waggoner Anchorage 23 Operatic Vocal Arizona Savanna Troupe Phoenix 23 Baton Twirling Arkansas Sarah Slocum Sheridan 23 Vocal Top 15 America's Choice California Kristy Cavinder Orange 21 Ballet en Pointe 1st runner-up Preliminary Talent Award 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, D.C. 22 Operatic Vocal Top 10 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant Florida Rachael Todd Oviedo 22 Irish Step Dance Georgia Emily Cook Marietta 22 Oboe Hawaii Raeceen Woolford Honolulu 24 Hula Top 7 Miss Congeniality 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 Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist Award Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant Kansas Becki Ronen Hutchinson 21 Classical Trumpet Kentucky Mallory Ervin Morganfield 24 Vocal 4th runner-up America's Choice Quality of Life Award Finalist Contestant on The Amazing Race 17, 18, and 24 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 Massachusetts Amanda Kelly Braintree 23 Vocal Sister of Miss Massachusetts USA 2006, Tiffany Kelly Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant Michigan Nicole Blaszczyk Novi 22 Lyrical Dance Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Minnesota Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff Eagan 20 Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Award Finalist Mississippi Anna Tadlock Brandon 23 Vocal Missouri Tara Osseck St. Charles 23 Tap Dance Quality of Life Award Finalist Montana Brittany Wiser Bozeman 21 Vocal Quality of Life Award Finalist Later Miss Montana USA 2011 Nebraska Brittany Jeffers Ogallala 23 Broadway Style Jazz Dance Top 10 Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant Nevada Christina Keegan Gardnerville 24 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up New Hampshire Lindsey Graham Sandown 22 Vocal / Piano Quality of Life Award 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 pageant New York Alyse Zwick Scarsdale 24 Ballet en Pointe Preliminary Swimsuit Award North Carolina Katherine Elizabeth Southard Matthews 23 Ballet en Pointe North Dakota Katie Ralston Carrington 22 Musical Theatre Vocal Ohio Erica Gelhaus St. Henry 21 Classical Vocal / Opera Previously National Sweetheart 2007 Oklahoma Taylor Treat Ada 22 Ballet en Pointe Top 12 America's Choice Quality of Life Award Oregon CC Barber Scappoose 23 Dance Top 15 Contestants' ChoicePreliminary Swimsuit Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant Pennsylvania Shannon Doyle Wilkes-Barre 24 Tap Dance Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship Puerto Rico Miriam Pabón Las Piedras 24 Vocal Preliminary Swimsuit Award 3rd runner-up at Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 pageantTop 12 at Miss International 2008 pageant Rhode Island Julianna Claire Strout Watch Hill 24 Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award South Carolina Kelly 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 Award 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 Solomon Saint Thomas 24 Steel Pan Drums Virginia Caressa Cameron Fredericksburg 22 Vocal Miss America 2010 Preliminary Talent Award 4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant 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
External links Miss America official website