The announcement of Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND.


New Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND.

KIRSTEN HAGLUND's crowning moment.


Miss America 2008, KIRSTEN HAGLUND.


Miss Delaware, GALEN GIACCONE, with her panel of judges.


Miss Nebraskas '08 and '09 (ASHLEY BOWER and GRETCHIN BURQUIST).



Miss Delaware, GALEN GIACCONE, performs at the Miss Missouri Pageant.


Miss Columbia, AMANDA WILLIAMS, performs the "Somewhere Medley" at Miss Missouri.


Contestants at Miss Missouri prepare for Swimwear Competition.


TIFFANY GRIFFIN pre-lim talent winner Michigan (Vocal: "Once Upon a Time")


ALICIA JAROS, Pre-lim Talent Winner Michigan (Vocal: "Feeling Good")


Corie Stanford CORIE STANFORD wins pre-lim talent Mississippi (Vocal: "Time to Say Goodbye")


MARIE WICKS wins pre-lim talent in Mississippi.

ASHELY BUCKMAN (1st Runner Up MS) performing "Feeling Good".


ADRIANNA NELSON wins pre-lim talent in Texas (Vocal: "How Great Thou Art")


1st Runner Up HEATHER MOLNAR (far left) wins pre-lim talent in Maryland (Vocal: "It's All Coming Back to Me Now")


Miss Missippi and Miss Missouri 2007.


AMBER BENNETT, Miss AR 2006, still modeling!


Miss AR contestant MEGAN McCLELLAN is mascot “Suie” for the Razorbacks.


Miss Mississippi, TARYN FOSHEE, performing 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.



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.


Preliminary talent winner, Miss South Carolina, Erika Grace Powell performing "Time to Say Goodbye".


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.