Miss America 2009

Miss America 2009
Miss America 2009
Date	January 24, 2009
Presenters	Mario Lopez
Venue	Planet Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Paradise, Nevada
Broadcaster	TLC
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Winner	Katie Stam; Indiana
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DateJanuary 24, 2009^[1]

PresentersMario Lopez

VenuePlanet Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Paradise, Nevada

BroadcasterTLC

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.

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Placement	Contestant
Miss America 2009	Indiana – Katie Stam *^[3]
1st Runner-Up	Georgia – Chasity Hardman *
2nd Runner-Up	Iowa – Olivia Myers
3rd Runner-Up	New York – Leigh-Taylor Smith
4th Runner-Up	Florida – Sierra Minott
Top 7	California – Jackie Geist Tennessee – Ellen Carrington
Top 10	District of Columbia – Kate Grinold Hawaii – Nicole Fox Michigan – Ashlee Baracy
Top 12	Arkansas – Ashlen Batson Kentucky – Emily Cox
Top 15	Alabama – Amanda Tapley * Delaware – Galen Giaccone South Dakota – Alexandra Hoffman *

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Indiana - Katie Stam Mississippi - Christine Kozlowski New York - Leigh-Taylor Smith
Talent	Delaware - Galen Giaccone Georgia - Chasity Hardman Vermont - Ashley Wheeler

Results	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Kentucky - Emily Cox	Uniquely Me: Promoting Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls
1st runner-up	Michigan - Ashlee Baracy	-
2nd runner-up	Alabama - Amanda Tapley	-
Finalists	Hawaii - Nicole Fox Indiana - Katie Stam North Carolina - Amanda Watson Rhode Island - Francesca Simone Virginia - Tara Wheeler	Various

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Texas - Rebecca Robinson^[4]
Non-finalist Talent	Arizona - Erin Nurss Pennsylvania - Kendria Perry South Carolina - Anna Perry Utah - Kayla Barclay Vermont - Ashley Wheeler

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Amanda Tapley^[5]	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^[6]
Alaska	Stephany Jeffers^[7]	Anchorage	23	Vocal		Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship
Arizona	Erin Nurss^[8]	Sierra Vista	23	Dance		Non-finalist Talent Award	Sister of Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2005, Adrienne Nurss^[8] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant
Arkansas	Ashlen Batson	Newark	21	Flute	Top 12
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^[9]
Colorado	Jamie Dukehart-Conti	Arvada	23	Jazz Dance			Later was NFL cheerleader for the Denver Broncos
Connecticut	Ashley Glenn^[10]	Hamden	23	Lyrical Dance
Delaware	Galen Giaccone^[11]	Wyoming	20	Piano	Top 15	Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Delaware's Junior Miss 2006
District of Columbia	Kate Marie Grinold	Washington, D.C.	22	Ballet	Top 10
Florida	Sierra Minott^[12]	Fort Myers	20	Jazz Dance	4th runner-up		Previously Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2005^[13] 3rd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 pageant^[13]^[14]
Georgia	Chasity Hardman^[15]	Columbus	24	Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award	Second African-American to represent Georgia in the Miss America pageant^{[citation needed]} Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown^[6]
Hawaii	Nicole Fox^[16]	Honolulu		Traditional Hawaiian Dance	Top 10	Quality of Life Award Finalist
Idaho	Elise Davis^[17]	Idaho Falls	20	Vocal
Illinois	Katie Lorenz	Plymouth, MI	24	Lyrical Dance
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^[6]
Iowa	Olivia Myers^[18]	Sperry	22	Tap Dance	2nd runner-up
Kansas	Emily Deaver	Augusta	19	Vocal / Piano
Kentucky	Emily Cox^[19]	Campbellsville	22	Piano	Top 12	Quality of Life Award Winner^[20]	Niece of Miss Kentucky 1990, Nancy Cox and daughter of Ricky L. Cox^{[citation needed]} Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant
Louisiana	Blair Abene^[21]	Hammond	22	Vocal			Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 2002^[22]
Maine	Adrienne Watkinson	Topsham	23	Violin
Maryland	Louise Schlegel^[23]	Silver Spring	20	Vocal
Massachusetts	Alicia Zitka^[24]	West Springfield	22	Lyrical Dance			Graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michigan	Ashlee Baracy^[25]	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
Minnesota	Angela McDermott^[26]	Austin	24	Vocal			Performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota^{[citation needed]}
Mississippi	Christine Kozlowski	D'Iberville	19	Jazz Dance		Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Missouri	Lacey Fitzgerald	Kansas City	24	Vocal
Montana	Jennifer Hepner^[27]	Great Falls	23	Belly Dancing
Nebraska	Gretchen Bergquist^[28]	Alliance	24	Vocal
Nevada	Julianna Erdesz^[29]	Reno	24	Vocal			Later Miss Nevada USA 2010
New Hampshire	Natalie C. Shaw	Hooksett	23	Vocal
New Jersey	Ashley Fairfield	Egg Harbor Township	22	Jazz Dance
New Mexico	Christina Olmi	Albuquerque	23	Vocal
New York	Leigh-Taylor Smith	New York City	22	Vocal	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
North Carolina	Amanda Watson	Raleigh	21	Vocal		Quality of Life Award Finalist
North Dakota	Tessie Jones	West Fargo	21	Piano
Ohio	Karissa Renee Martin	Woodsfield	21	Vocal
Oklahoma	Kelsey Cartwright^[30]	Collinsville	20	Lyrical Dance
Oregon	Danijela Krstić^[31]	Beaverton	24	Belly Dance
Pennsylvania	Kendria Perry^[32]	Nazareth	23	Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award
Rhode Island	Francesca Simone	North Smithfield	23	Vocal		Quality of Life Award Finalist
South Carolina	Anna Perry^[33]	Florence	23	Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award	Daughter of Miss South Carolina 1982, Julia Hill^[34]
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^[6]
Tennessee	Ellen Carrington	Jackson	21	Classical Vocal	Top 7
Texas	Rebecca Robinson^[35]	Buffalo	24	Tap Dance		Miss Congeniality	Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2000^[36]
Utah	Kayla Barclay	Manti	18	Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award
Vermont	Ashley Ruth Wheeler	Lyndonville	21	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
Virgin Islands	Shamika K. Thomas	Saint Thomas	23	Vocal
Virginia	Tara Wheeler^[37]	Woodbridge	24	Vocal		Quality of Life Award Finalist
Washington	Janet Harding	Yelm	21	Piano
West Virginia	Kayla Lynam	Short Gap	21	Piano
Wisconsin	Briana Lipor	Racine	22	Vocal
Wyoming	Courtney Gifford^{[citation needed]}	Sheridan	19	Comedic Vocal			Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005 Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013^[38]

Miss America 2009

Results

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Quality of Life award

Other awards

Delegates

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Miss America 2009

Date	January 24, 2009^[1]
Presenters	Mario Lopez
Venue	Planet Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Paradise, Nevada
Broadcaster	TLC
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Winner	Katie Stam Indiana
← 2008 2010 →