Miss America 2009
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Miss America 2009, the 82nd Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, January 24, 2009.
The pageant was broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, only the fourth time that the pageant has been held outside Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Judges
The seven judges for the competition were:[1]
- former model, Paige Adams-Geller
- actress and singer, Laura Bell Bundy
- Miss America 1999, Nicole Johnson
- Olympic swimmer, Cullen Jones
- casting director, Beth Klein
- hairstylist, Ken Pavés
Results
Placements
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| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2009 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 12 |
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| Top 15 |
* - America's Choice chosen from TLC show, Miss America: Countdown to the Crown
Awards
Preliminary awards
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Quality of Life award
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| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | - | |
| Finalists |
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Various |
Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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Delegates
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Template:Flagicon Alabama | Amanda Tapley[3] | Birmingham | 20 | Classical Piano | Top 15 | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown[4] |
| Template:Flagicon Alaska | Stephany Jeffers[5] | Anchorage | 23 | Vocal | Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship | ||
| Template:Flagicon Arizona | Erin Nurss[6] | Sierra Vista | 23 | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Sister of Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2005, Adrienne Nurss[6] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant | |
| Template:Flagicon Arkansas | Ashlen Batson | Newark | 21 | Flute | Top 12 | ||
| Template:Flagicon California | Jackie Geist | Vacaville | 22 | Ballet | Top 7 | 1st runner-up at Miss California Teen USA 2002 pageant Previously Miss Teen of the Nation 2004 3rd runner-up at Miss Teenage California 2004 pageant[7] | |
| Template:Flagicon Colorado | Jamie Dukehart-Conti | Arvada | 23 | Jazz Dance | Later was NFL cheerleader for the Denver Broncos | ||
| Template:Flagicon Connecticut | Ashley Glenn[8] | Hamden | 23 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Template:Flagicon Delaware | Galen Giaccone[9] | Wyoming | 20 | Piano | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously Delaware's Junior Miss 2006 |
| Template:Flagicon District of Columbia | Kate Marie Grinold | Washington, D.C. | 22 | Ballet | Top 10 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Florida | Sierra Minott[10] | Fort Myers | 20 | Jazz Dance | 4th runner-up | Previously Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2005[11] 3rd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 pageant[11][12] | |
| Template:Flagicon Georgia | Chastity Hardman[13] | Columbus | 24 | Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Second African-American to represent Georgia in the Miss America pageantScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown[4] |
| Template:Flagicon Hawaii | Nicole Fox[14] | Honolulu | Traditional Hawaiian Dance | Top 10 | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
| Template:Flagicon Idaho | Elise Davis[15] | Idaho Falls | 20 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Illinois | Katie Lorenz | Plymouth, MI | 24 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Template:Flagicon Indiana | Katie Stam | Seymour | 21 | Vocal | Miss America 2009 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Quality of Life Award Finalist |
Previously Miss Kentuckiana Teen 2002 Previously Indiana's Junior Miss 2005 2nd runner-up at America's Junior Miss 2005 pageant Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown[4] |
| Template:Flagicon Iowa | Olivia Myers[16] | Sperry | 22 | Tap Dance | 2nd runner-up | ||
| Template:Flagicon Kansas | Emily Deaver | Augusta | 19 | Vocal / Piano | |||
| Template:Flagicon Kentucky | Emily Cox[17] | Campbellsville | 22 | Piano | Top 12 | Quality of Life Award Winner[18] | Niece of Miss Kentucky 1990, Nancy Cox and daughter of Ricky L. CoxScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant |
| Template:Flagicon Louisiana | Blair Abene[19] | Hammond | 22 | Vocal | Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 2002[20] | ||
| Template:Flagicon Maine | Adrienne Watkinson | Topsham | 23 | Violin | |||
| Template:Flagicon Maryland | Louise Schlegel[21] | Silver Spring | 20 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Massachusetts | Alicia Zitka[22] | West Springfield | 22 | Lyrical Dance | Graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
| Template:Flagicon Michigan | Ashlee Baracy[23] | Westland | 23 | Jazz Dance | Top 10 | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | Previously Michigan's Junior Miss 2003 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant |
| Template:Flagicon Minnesota | Angela McDermott[24] | Austin | 24 | Vocal | Performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2008 Republican National Convention in MinnesotaScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| Template:Flagicon Mississippi | Christine Kozlowski | D'Iberville | 19 | Jazz Dance | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| Template:Flagicon Missouri | Lacey Fitzgerald | Kansas City | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Montana | Jennifer Hepner[25] | Great Falls | 23 | Belly Dancing | |||
| Template:Flagicon Nebraska | Gretchen Bergquist[26] | Alliance | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Nevada | Julianna Erdesz[27] | Reno | 24 | Vocal | Later Miss Nevada USA 2010 | ||
| Template:Flagicon New Hampshire | Natalie C. Shaw | Hooksett | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon New Jersey | Ashley Fairfield | Egg Harbor Township | 22 | Jazz Dance | |||
| Template:Flagicon New Mexico | Christina Olmi | Albuquerque | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon New York | Leigh-Taylor Smith | New York City | 22 | Vocal | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| Template:Flagicon North Carolina | Amanda Watson | Raleigh | 21 | Vocal | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
| Template:Flagicon North Dakota | Tessie Jones | West Fargo | 21 | Piano | |||
| Template:Flagicon Ohio | Karissa Renee Martin | Woodsfield | 21 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Oklahoma | Kelsey Cartwright[28] | Collinsville | 20 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Template:Flagicon Oregon | Danijela Krstić[29] | Beaverton | 24 | Belly Dance | |||
| Template:Flagicon Pennsylvania | Kendria Perry[30] | Nazareth | 23 | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Template:Flagicon Rhode Island | Francesca Simone | North Smithfield | 23 | Vocal | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
| Template:Flagicon South Carolina | Anna Perry[31] | Florence | 23 | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | Daughter of Miss South Carolina 1982, Julia Hill[32] | |
| Template:Flagicon South Dakota | Alexandra Hoffman | Eureka | 20 | Vocal | Top 15 | Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2008, Elizabeth Hoffman Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006 Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown[4] | |
| Template:Flagicon Tennessee | Ellen Carrington | Jackson | 21 | Classical Vocal | Top 7 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Texas | Rebecca Robinson[33] | Buffalo | 24 | Tap Dance | Miss Congeniality | Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2000[34] | |
| Template:Flagicon Utah | Kayla Barclay | Manti | 18 | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Template:Flagicon Vermont | Ashley Ruth Wheeler | Lyndonville | 21 | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award |
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| Template:Flagicon Virgin Islands | Shamika K. Thomas | Saint Thomas | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Virginia | Tara Wheeler[35] | Woodbridge | 24 | Vocal | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
| Template:Flagicon Washington | Janet Harding | Yelm | 21 | Piano | |||
| Template:Flagicon West Virginia | Kayla Lynam | Short Gap | 21 | Piano | |||
| Template:Flagicon Wisconsin | Briana Lipor | Racine | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Template:Flagicon Wyoming | Courtney Gifford[36] | Sheridan | 19 | Comedic Vocal | Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005[37] Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013[38] |
References
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