Miss America 2007

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Miss America 2007
Lauren Nelson.jpg
DateJanuary 29, 2007
Presenters Mario Lopez
Venue Aladdin Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster CMT
Winner Lauren Nelson
Oklahoma
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Miss America 2007, the 80th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Monday, January 29, 2007, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday since 1927's contest.

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The pageant was broadcast live on CMT from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Aladdin Resort and Casino, only the second time that the pageant has been held outside Atlantic City.

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Jennifer Berry crowned Lauren Nelson as her successor. Both titleholders are from Oklahoma, only the second occurrence of two consecutive winners from one state. The last time that two titleholders from the same state won in consecutive years was 1959 and 1960, when Mississippi did the honor.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 2007
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  • Alabama – Melinda Toole [1]
Top 10
  • California – Jacquelynne Fontaine
  • Hawaii – Pilialoha Gaison
  • Pennsylvania – Emily Wills
  • Utah – Katie Millar
  • Washington – Kristen Eddings

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Quality of Life awards

ResultsContestantPlatform
Winner Go Green! Global Warming Awareness
1st runner-upStrength Over Silence: Rape Awareness And Recovery
2nd runner-upCharacter Education
FinalistsVarious

Other awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent Award

Judges

The six judges for the competition were: [2]

Crossovers

Unusually, no former Miss USA delegates competed in this pageant, although Sarah French, formerly Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2004 (and Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA) competed as Miss Missouri. Later on Amanda Kozak, Miss Georgia won the Miss Georgia USA 2008 title and competed at Miss USA 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson Wins Miss America 2007 Pageant". FOX News.com. Associated Press. January 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Miss America: Press Releases: MAO Announces Judges for the 2007 Miss America Pageant". Miss America Organization. October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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