Miss America Pageant

Mario Lopez hosts from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas as 52 Miss America contestants compete for the title in the 87th annual Miss America Pageant. This year, the competition started early as viewers at home had the chance to vote four contestants directly into the pageant’s Top 15 based on their performance on TLC’s reality series featuring the contestants “Countdown to the Crown.” Find out which contestant has the brains, beauty and pose to be Miss America 2009.

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