Miss Virginia, CARESSA CAMERON, (left) wins Pre-lim Talent award.


CARESSA CAMERON performing "Listen."


Top Ten at Miss America 2010
(Left to Right) Miss California, Miss Virginia*, Miss District of Columbia, Miss New Mexico*, Miss Louisiana*, Miss Nebraska*, Miss Tennessee*, Miss Texas, Miss Kentucky*, Miss Hawaii

*= Contestants that Bill did the music for.


Bill with Miss Tennessee, STEFANIE WITTLER.


Miss Nebraska, BRITTANYJEFFERS, reacts to being called Top Ten.


Miss Michigan, NICOLE BLASZCYK (left) wins Pre-lim Talent award.


NICOLE BLASZCYK performs lyric dance to "Lifetime."


SARAH SLOCUM Miss Arkansas 2009.
Vocal: “The Prayer”


SARAH SLOCUM being Crowned Miss Arkansas 2009.


Crowning of Miss Mississippi 2009, ANNA TADLOCK.
Vocal: “A New Life”


Miss Kentucky 2009, MALLORY ERVIN.
Vocal: “On My Own”


MALLORY ERVIN(right) wins Pre-Lim Talent in Kentucky.
Vocal: “On My Own”


ADRIANNA NELSON (far right) Pre-Lim Talent Winner and Top 10 Miss Texas 2009.
Vocal: “How Great Thou Art”


KATHERINE PUTTMAN, Miss Louisiana 2009.
Piano: “Halleluia Chorus”


Miss Virginia 2009 CARESSA CAMERON (left) Talent Winner.
Vocal: “Listen

Miss Virginia 2009 1st Runner Up SHANNON BEAM (right).
Vocal: “Footprints in the Sand”


CARESSA CAMERON (left)
Pre-Lim Talent Winner Miss Virginia 2009.
Vocal: “Listen”


Miss South Carolina 2009 KELLEY SLOAN.
Vocal: “For Once In My Life”


AMANDA KELLY Miss Massachusetts 2009.
Vocal: “Somewhere That's Green”


Pre-Lim Talent Winner and 4th Runner Up Miss Tennessee 2009 KALEY SCHWAB.
Vocal: “Somewhere”


KALEY SCHWAB, Miss Tennessee contestant, after lesson with Bill.


BROOKE WADDELL, 2nd Runner Up Miss Tennessee.
Vocal: “If I Had My Way”


KAYLA HOCKETT, 3rd Runner Up Miss Tennessee.
Vocal: “Summertime”


CHANDLER LAWSON Top 10 Miss Tennessee
Vocal: “You'll Be In My Heart”


DEVIN HOWELL wins Pre-Lim Talent in Nebraska.
Piano: “Cumina/El Cumbanchero Medley”


ELICIA DOVER wins Pre-Lim Talent in Nebraska.
Vocal: “To Love You More”


HALEY ARRINGTON wins Pre-Lim Talent in Alabama.
Vocal: “The Prayer”


PAULA PROSSER (left) wins Pre-Lim Talent in Kansas.
Vocal: “American Trilogy”


MARY BAUER (left) wins Rookie Talent in Missouri.
Vocal: “Angels”


McKENZIE BART (Pennsylvania Teen Contestant)
works with BILL and KIM KIRCHER (KIM does Vocal Blocking)


Miss Tennessee, ELLEN CARRINGTON (Top Ten Miss America) performs “Vole Mon Ange” at Miss America 2009.


Miss District of Columbia KATE GRINOLD (Top Ten Miss America) performs dance to “Tanguera” at Miss America 2009.


GALEN GIACCONE (right), Miss Delaware, wins Pre-Lim Talent at Miss America 2009.


GALEN GIACCONE performs “El Cumbanchero” at Miss America 2009.


QUINN NYSTROM, Miss Minnesota contestant, performs “Cumina” at rest home.


Two Miss Americas, LAUREN NELSON and KIRSTEN HAGLUND.


The announcement of Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND.

KIRSTEN HAGLUND's crowning moment.


Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND.


Miss Mississippi and Miss Missouri 2007.


AMBER BENNETT, Miss Arkansas 2006, still modeling!



Miss Mississippi 2006, TARYN FOSHEE, performs “El Cumbanchero” at the piano.


AMBER BENNETT performing “Come Rain or Come Shine” at Miss America 2007.


SARAH FRENCH performing “I've Got the World on a String” at Miss America 2007.


Miss Missouri SARAH FRENCH and Miss Mississippi TARYN FOSHEE at Miss America 2007.


Miss Missouri SARAH FRENCH and Miss Arkansas AMBER BENNETT at Miss America 2007.


Miss Arkansas, EUDORA MOSBY, performed “Dream in Color” at Miss America 2006.


Miss Florida, MARI WILENSKY performs “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at Miss America 2006.


Miss Missouri, STACIE COOLEY performs “Last Dance” at Miss America 2006.


Pre-Lim Talent Winner, Miss South Carolina Erika Grace Powell, performing “Time to Say Goodbye” at Miss America 2006.


SHANDI FINNESSEY, Miss Missouri America 2002, performing “Variations on Flight of the Bumble Bee.”


PAM McKELVY (Miss Kansas 1992, Talent Winner/3rd Runner Up to Miss America) wins Talent Award at Miss America.


STEPHANIE PATTERSON, Miss Missouri 1992, in Atlantic City singing “I Have Dreamed.”


(left to right) WHITNEY WEEKS (Miss Missouri 2004), AMBER ETHERIDGE (Miss Missouri 2003), and MEGAN BUSHELL (Miss Kansas 2004) at BILL's Christmas Party.


(left to right) WHITNEY WEEKS (Miss Missouri 2004), MEGAN BUSHELL (Miss Kansas 2004) and OLENA REUBEN (Miss Hawaii 2004) at BILL's Christmas Party.