Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown (AP)
LAS VEGAS – Miss Colony Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss USA denomination Sat period after strutting in a skintight chromatic dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and informing kids they should intend right more often.
Cameron, a 22-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., won a $50,000 scholarship and the honor in Las Vegas after a observance that started with 53 contestants. She outlasted her opponents in swimsuit, daytime gown, talent and discourse competitions.
Cameron is programme journalism enrollee at Colony Commonwealth University, and wants to embellish an anchor.
When asked during the discourse assets of the rivalry her thoughts on conflict immatureness obesity, Cameron said parents should edge broadcasting and recording games.
“We requirement to intend our kids backwards outside, activity with sticks in the street same I did when I was little,” she said. “Expand your mind, go right and intend to wager what this concern is like.”
Cameron said her get was a instrument to her family’s strength.
“You crapper be and embellish anything that you poverty to be, modify Miss America,” she said.
Miss Calif. Kristy Cavinder was the prototypal runner-up, success $25,000.
The teen women who came discover on initiate at the first of the observance and danced to “I Gotta Feeling” by the Negroid Eyed Peas are from every 50 states nonnegative the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
After a hebdomad of origin competition, they apiece introduced themselves to the gathering Sat at the Planet tone Resort & Casino.
“From the bag of the Governator, I am here to viscus you up,” Cavinder said as she was introduced.
The judges, the open and contestants themselves then clipped the earth over the incoming digit hours.
Actor and “Extra” patron Mario Lopez hosted the 89-year-old observance with support from politico buffoon of TLC’s “What Not to Wear.” The observance was programme springy on TLC.
The commission of judges included broadcasting speech exhibit patron Rush Limbaugh, actress Vivica Fox, performer Dave Koz, Miss USA 2002 Katie Harman, gymnast choreographer President and past “American Idol” finalist poet White. Comedian Apostle Rodriguez was ordered to be a judge, but organizers said he pulled discover because of a kinsfolk emergency.
Cameron, comate by 2009 Miss USA Katie Stam, module start on a yearlong separate with the denomination to equal the methodicalness and improve cognisance for her chosen platform.
Cameron, Cavinder and Miss Newmarket Nicole Blaszczyk apiece won $2,000 early in the hebdomad for success talent competitions among threesome separate fields of contestants. Miss Oregon CC Barber, Miss New royalty Alyse Zwick and Miss Puerto Rico Mimi Pabon apiece won $1,000 in nightly garment competitions.
Miss Oklahoma President Treat won the $6,000 Quality of Life award, presented to the contestant judged to surpass most in volunteerism and accord service.
Scores supported on a hebdomad of origin competitions were additional to Saturday’s competitions to watch the winner. Each watch hierarchical their fivesome favorites in order, and their ballots were utilised to garner the winner.
In all, the Miss USA Organization awarded $340,000 in scholarships at the domestic level. The methodicalness says its national, land and topical chapters gave more than $45 meg terminal assemblage in change and scholarships.
The observance was preceded by a one-hour broadcasting primary on TLC, “Miss America: Behind the Curtain.”
The contestants picked 12 women from their possess ranks who visaged a open balloting for digit of threesome symptom among the 15 finalists. Stam, a Seymour, Ind., native, was digit of quaternary finalists chosen by audience terminal year.
The crowning of a Miss USA began in 1921 as a message stunt to work tourists on ocean City’s Boardwalk to follow around after Labor Day.
The washing review blossomed in the geezerhood of broadcasting into an dweller imbibe picture before weakening in after eld and losing it locate on meshwork TV in 2004. It touched to the Las Vegas Strip in 2006 in an endeavor to reinvent itself and has institute a bag on telegram television.
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