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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 .
President Obama and his campaign aired early negative ads calling Republican challenger Mitt Romney an out-of-touch, plutocratic, wealthy job destroyer since his days as CEO at Bain Capital. Romney bounced back in the polls after strong performances in the primaries and because the economy was still recovering from the 2007–2009 recession.
Mother of Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2004 Mary Ellen Wolfe, [8] and made top 10 in Miss America 1980 1985 Donna Russell Mississippi 1986 Cynthia Amann Florida 1987 Pamela Nail Mississippi Mrs. World: Suzy Katz California N/A Originally 1st runner-up to Pamela Nail in 1987, ascended to Mrs. America when Pamela Nail won Mrs. World 1988 Jennifer ...
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
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At the Mrs. America Pageant at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on Aug. 27, Heidi – who previously won Mrs. Washington American – took over the crown from Ballerina Farm's Hannah ...
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
Previously, electors cast two votes for president, and the winner and runner up became president and vice-president respectively. The appointment of electors is a matter for each state's legislature to determine; in 1872 and in every presidential election since 1880, all states have used a popular vote to do so.