Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND, (Somewhere Over the Rainbow)
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State Winners for the 2009 Pageant Season


Miss Arkansas, ASHLEN BATSON


Miss Connecticut, ASHLEY GLENN


Miss Delaware, GALEN GIACCONE


Miss Maryland, LOUISE SCHLEGEL


Miss Michigan, ASHLEE BARACY


Miss Mississippi, CHRISTINE KOZLOWSKI


Miss Missouri, LACEY FITZGERALD


Miss Nebraska, GRETCHIN BERGQUIST


Miss New Mexico, CHRISTINA OLMNI


Miss North Carolina, AMANDA WATSON


Miss Oklahoma, KELSEY CARTWRIGHT


Miss South Dakota, ALEXANDRA HOFFMAN


Miss Tennessee, ELLEN CARRINGTON


Miss Virginia, TARA WHEELER


Miss Virgin Islands, SHAMIKA THOMAS



Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen, HALEY ATES (Vocal: Defying Gravity) Non-Finalist Talent Winner


Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen, JOANNA GUY (Vocal: Astonishing)
3rd Runner Up MAOT



LAUREN NELSON, Miss America 2007, crowns Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND who performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Previous Clients
FINALISTS - MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
1992 through 2008
Musical Arrangements and/or Vocal Coaching by Bill Wolfe

2008
KIRSTEN HAGLUND, Miss America "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
DIANA REED, Miss Iowa, (Top 10, Pre-Lim Talent Winner) "You Can't Stop the Beat"
KATIE BAILEY, Miss Arkansas (Top 15) "Feeling Good"
KYLIE WILLIAMS, Miss Florida (Top 15) "Cowboy Sweetheart"
KIMBERLY MORGAN, Miss Mississippi (Top 15) "God Bless the Child"
DANA DAUNIS, Miss Connecticut (Pre-Lim Talent Winner) "Let Him Fly"

2007
LAUREN NELSON, Miss America "You'll Be In My Heart"
TARYN FOSHEE, Miss Mississippi (3rd Runner Up) Piano "El Cumbanchero"
KRISTEN EDDINGS, Miss Washington (Top 10) "For Once In My Life"

2006
ERIKA POWELL, Miss South Carolina (Talent Winner, Top 10) “Time To Say Goodbye”
EUDORA MOSBY, Miss Arkansas (Top 10) “Dream In Color”
MARI WILENSKY, Miss Florida (Top 10) “Bridge Over Troubled Water"

2005
MEGAN BUSHELL, Miss Kansas (Top 10) “When You Say You Love Me”

2004
ERICKA DUNLAP, Miss Florida/Miss America (Top 5 Talent Winner) “If I Could”
TINA SAUERHAMMER, Miss Wisconsin (Talent Winner, 2nd Runner Up) “The Swan” – cello
KELLEY SCOTT, Miss Oklahoma (Top 10) “Son of a Preacher Man”
AMBER ETHERIDGE, Miss Missouri (Top 15) “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”

2003
JENNIFER ADCOCK, Miss Mississippi (Top 10) “Rhapsody in Blue”
LISA DAIZEL, Miss Texas (Top 10) “Dueling Banjos” – flute

2002
JENNIFER HOVER, Miss Missouri (Top 20) “Somewhere Medley”
KACI HUNDLEY, Miss Oklahoma (Top 20) “Cryin”

2001
FAITH JENKINS, Miss Louisiana, (Talent Winner, 1st Runner Up) “If I Could”

2000
MARY LOUISE CURRY, Miss Wisconsin (Talent Winner, Top 10) “Il Bacio”

1999
NICOLE JOHNSON, Miss Virginia/Miss America “That’s Life”
LISETTE GONZALEZ, Miss Florida (Pre-Lim Talent Winner, 2nd Runner Up) “All That Jazz”
DEBORAH McDONALD, Miss Missouri (3rd Runner Up) “I Will Always Love You”
JULIE ANN HACKNEY, Miss Indiana (Top 10) "My Man"
ERIN WHEATLEY, Miss Arkansas (Top 10) “I Got Rhythm” – vocal/tap

1998
MICHELLE WARREN, Miss North Carolina (Pre-Lim Talent Winner, 1st Runner Up) “And I Am Telling You”
METTE BOVING, Miss Louisiana (Top 10) “How Do I Live”

1997
KIM MASSARO, Miss Missouri (4th Runner Up) “My Favorite Son” – tap
SHANI NIELSON, Miss Indiana (Pre-Lim Talent Winner, Top 10) "In His Eyes"

1996
SHAWNTELL SMITH, Miss America “Woman in the Moon”
PAULA MONTGOMERY, Miss Arkansas (2nd Runner Up) “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine”

1995
JENNIFER MAKRIS, Miss New Jersey, (2nd Runner Up) “Man That Got Away”
TRISHA SHAFFER, Miss Kansas (Talent Winner, Top 10) “Orange Colored Sky”

1994
NICOLE BETHMAN, Miss Arkansas (Top 10) “And I Am Telling You”
NANCY GLISSON, Miss Virginia (4th Runner Up) "I Will Always Love you"

1993
LEANZA CORNETT, Miss America “A New Life”
PAM MCKELVY, Miss Kansas (Talent Winner, 3rd Runner Up) “I Am Changing”
DUSHARME CARTER, Miss Oklahoma (4th Runner Up) "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now"
STEPHANIE PATTERSON, Miss Missouri (Top 10) “I Have Dreamed Medley”

1992
SONCEE BROWN, Miss Missouri (2nd Runner Up) “He Touched Me”
JENNIFER SMITH, Miss North Carolina (Top 10) “Half a Moment”
ROBBIN WASSON, Miss Kansas (Top 10) “It’s A Miracle Medley”

1990
DEBBYE TURNER, Miss America “Classical Medley” Marimba