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A woman who relearned dance after having surgery for a curved spine has been named Miss North Carolina. Miss Raleigh, Katherine Southard, was crowned Saturday night during a ceremony in Raleigh. Sout ...click for more>>>

Yosemite Valley Wins Miss California 2009

Miss Yosemite Valley, 21-year-old Kristy Cavender of Orange, was chosen by judges to represent California in the storied Miss America Pageant next January in Las Vegas. Cavender, a student at the Uni ...click for more>>>

Miss Hawai'i America 2009 Crowned

The new Miss Hawai'i America 2009 is Raeceen Anuenue Woolford who competed as Miss Ko'olina. Raeceen, 24, from Pearl City, attended the University of Hawaii - Manoa. She performed a hula a ...click for more>>>

Lydia Daley captures Indiana Outstanding Teen 2009

Congratulations to the new Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2009 Lydia Daley. Lydia is from Auburn, IN and a student at DeKalb High School, her local title was Miss Northeast's Outstanding Teen. Chloe ...click for more>>>

Mrs. Mississippi America 2009 Crowned

The new Mrs. Mississippi America is Suzanne Duckworth, who competed as Mrs. Madison County. She also was awarded "Mrs. Photogenic". The 1st Runner Up is Mrs. Aowood Heather Ward, who also ...click for more>>>

Baton Twirler Wins Miss Arizona on Fourth Try

The new Miss Arizona 2009 Savanna Troupe, Miss Maricopa County. She is a baton twirler. Her platform is Quest 4 Success: Enriching Lives Through Higher Education. This was her first ...click for more>>>

Newcomer Wins Miss Illinois America 2009

The new Miss Illinois America 2009 is Miss Macomb Erin O'Connor She is a newcomer. Her talent was a Ballet en Point and her platform is Take Care: Skin Cancer Education and Prevention. The firs ...click for more>>>

Miss Shreveport wins Miss Louisiana America 2009

With tear-filled eyes and expressions of gratitude, Miss Shreveport Katherine Putnam was crowned Miss Louisiana 2009 by predecessor Blair Abene on Saturday night. Putnam, 22, attends the University o ...click for more>>>

Music Theatre Major Wins Miss Minnesota 2009

Miss Twin Cities Brooke Kilgarriff is the new Miss Minnesota America 2009. She attends the Boston Conservatory of Music working toward a Music Degree in Theatre. She sang "Somebody to Love ...click for more>>>

Newcomer Wins Miss South Dakota America 2009

Morgan Peck, Miss USD, 20, was crowned the new Miss South Dakota America 2009. She is the daughter of Matt Peck and Connie Bowar. Morgan, the University of South Dakota student sang t ...click for more>>>

Third Time Is Charm For New Miss Tennessee America 2009

Winning Miss Tennessee America 2009 was a dream come true for Miss Hamilton County Stefanie Wittler, who tried out for the title three times. She was a returning vet from '07, and was 3rd runner ...click for more>>>

Cochran Wins Miss Alabama on Third Try

Miss Hoover Liz Cochran won the Miss Alabama 2009 competition tonight, replacing the current Miss Alabama, Amanda Tapley. Cochran, who competed as Miss Hoover and won the swimsuit preliminary Friday ...click for more>>>

Trumpet Player Wins Miss Kansas

Miss Flint Hills Becki Ronen is Miss Kansas 2009, proof of a system that wipes out preliminary scores except the interview and puts all contestants on an a level playing field for the final performanc ...click for more>>>

Fifth Try is Charm for New Miss Nebraska

The new Miss Nebraska America 2009 is Brittany Jeffers. THis was her fifth attempt at the title. Competing on a platform of raising self-esteem in adolescent girls, Jeffers also received ...click for more>>>

Nicole Miner Wins Miss New Mexico America 2009

Nicole Miner, a 23-year-old from Albuquerque, has been crowned Miss New Mexico 2009 during Saturday night's Miss New Mexico Scholarship Pageant finals. Miss San Miguel County Madison Tabet, a form ...click for more>>>

Miss Missouri America 2009 Crowned in Mexico

Miss Lake of the Ozarks Tara Osseck was crowned 2009 Miss Missouri in the final competition of the pageant in Mexico, Saturday, June 6. The 22-year-old is a native of St. ...click for more>>>

Fourth Time is Charm for Taylor Treat in Oklahoma

Newly crowned Miss Oklahoma 2009 Taylor Treat was full of eagerness during her first news conference as the title holder Sunday afternoon, saying that she's ready to get to work. Treat, 21, is a sen ...click for more>>>

Miss Sweden Universe Crowned

21-year-old Renate Cerljen, who stands 175 cm, won the Miss Universe Sweden 2009 title last night. The 1st RU was Michaela Savic and the 2nd RU was Alexandra Rydeström. Renate will now repres ...click for more>>>

New Mexico's Outstanding Teen Crowned

14 year-old Ashley Fresquez of Albuquerque was crowned Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen for 2009 on June 5, 2009 at the Flickinger Center in downtown Alamogordo, NM. Ashley performed a ballet en poi ...click for more>>>

Bahamas Crowns Three Representatives

Beautiful, Ms Kiara Sherman, 25, was crowned Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 under the theme “A taste of the Bahamas through Elegance”, at the Nassau Wyndham Resorts, Rain Forest Theatre on Sun ...click for more>>>

Miss Argentina Universe 2009 Crowned

The Miss Universe Argentina 2009 finals took place at the Salón de las Américas in NH Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata. Here are the complete results: Winner- Joahanna Mariel Lasic ...click for more>>>

Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland) 2009 Crowned

Last night, the Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland) 2009 finals took place at Broadway, in Reykjavík. Winner was 18-year-old Guðrún Dögg Rúnarsdóttir (C), r ...click for more>>>

A Királynő (Miss Hungary) 2009 Crowned

Orsi Serdult, a 21-year old student (center) was crowned A Királynő (Miss Hungary) 2009 during an event held in Budapest on May 21st. Orsi, who stands 1.75 m tall, will compete at the Miss ...click for more>>>

Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009 Crowned

Here are last night´s results: Winner: Ada Aimee de la Cruz, San Jose de Ocoa 1st RU: Monte Plata, Ana Rita Contreras 2nd RU: Distrito Nacional, Rocio Castellanos 3rd RU: San Cristobal ...click for more>>>

Valente Crowned Miss Canada Universe 2009

Mariana Valente, a 23-year old student of languages at York University, was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2009 during an event held at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto on May 16th. Valente -who wa ...click for more>>>

Rachel Kum is new Miss Singapore Universe 2009

Miss Singapore Universe 2009 results: Miss Singapore Universe: Rachel Kum (photo) 1st Runner-up: Iman-April Wang 2nd Runner-up: Cheryl Gabrielle Wee Top 5: Emiko Thein ...click for more>>>

Miss Philippines Earth Crowned

Sandra Inez Seifert, Miss Negros Occidental, was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2009, in Manila, Philippines. She will represent her country in Miss Earth 2009, in November, in the Philippines. Oth ...click for more>>>

Miss Brazil Universe 2009 Crowned

Larissa Costa, 25, 1.76-m-tall, Miss Rio Grande do Norte, was the surprising winner of the Miss Brazil Universe pageant, last Saturday night. The 3-hour-15-minute-long show ended with the crowning o ...click for more>>>

Miss Botswana World Crowned

Sumaiyah Marope of Gaborone was crowned Miss Botswana 2009. She will represent her country in Miss World 2009, December 12, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The new beauty queen now owns a brand new Be ...click for more>>>

Miss French Polynesia 2009 Crowned

18-year-old Nanihi Bambridge (center) was crowned Miss Polynésie Française (french Polynesia) 2009 last Sunday at l'Hôtel de ville, in Pirae. She will represent the French Polyne ...click for more>>>

Miss Turkey Queens Crowned

Ebru Sam, representing the Turkish community in Germany, was crowned Miss Turkey 2009 on April 29th. The 1.75 m beauty will represent her country at the Miss World 2009 pageant in South Africa, Decemb ...click for more>>>

Pastor Wins Mrs. Texas United States

Pastor Lindsay Clark, 28, of Beaumont has triumphed over her statewide competition to claim the Mrs. Texas United States 2009 title held recently at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Lindsay and h ...click for more>>>

Rachel Roberts crowned new Mrs. Oklahoma International

On Saturday night at the Seretean Center in Stillwater, Rachel Roberts of Tulsa was crowned Mrs. Oklahoma International 2009 by her husband, Clint. She also won the Visability Award and the Dire ...click for more>>>

American Image National Queens Crowned

The American Image National Pageant debuted in Charleston, SC. on April 25, 2009 and crowned its inaugural queens on Saturday evening at the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium. Debbie Dyer, Pageant Directo ...click for more>>>

Miss New Zealand World Crowned

Madgalena Elizabeth Schoeman, a 18-year old beauty therapist from Christchurch, was crowned Miss World New Zealand during an event held at the Dorothy Winstone Centre on April 25th. Magdalena, who al ...click for more>>>

Construction Project Manager Wins Miss New Zealand Universe

Aucklander Katie Taylor, 22, sponsored by Southern First National of Manurewa, won Miss Universe New Zealand 2009 at the Levin Events’ Centre on Saturday. Miss Taylor is a construction project ...click for more>>>

TV presenter wins Miss Universe Australia

Rachael Finch (20), a TV presenter and model from Townsville, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2009 during the annual pageant held in Sydney on April 22nd. The 1.76 m beauty will compete at the M ...click for more>>>

Miss Brazil Globe Crowned

The representative of Paraná, Amanda Bocchi (C), was crowned Miss Brazil Globe 2009. Amanda, who had already tried her luck in Miss World Brazil twice (2006 and 2008) and Miss Paraná U ...click for more>>>

Miss North Carolina crowned Miss USA 2009

The 58th Annual Miss USA pageant was held April 19, 2009, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The reigning Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart of Texas was on hand to crown her suc ...click for more>>>

Brittany Chen Wins Miss Teenage California 2009

165 of the most beautiful and accomplished teens competed for the coveted crown of Miss Teenage California 2009 at the 30th annual state pageant, held April 19th in Los Angeles. Brittany Chen, Miss T ...click for more>>>

Mrs. Oklahoma America Crowned

The Mrs. Oklahoma America pageant, official state preliminary competition for Mrs. America celebrating the achievements, poise, and personality of Oklahoma's accomplished married women, was held on Sa ...click for more>>>

Three Crowned In India

The Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 finals has just been concluded in Mumbai. Here are the WINNERS: Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2009- Pooja Chopra, 23, 5'8" (center) Pantaloons Femina Mi ...click for more>>>

Miss Delaware Outstanding Teen Crowned

Danielle Marshall, a sophomore at Appoquinimink High School, earned the coveted title of Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2009 on Sunday, March 29. Danielle was crowned before a crowded audience ...click for more>>>

Miss Universe and Miss World Norway Selected

Miss Norway Universe 2009 (chosen by the judges) is 24-year old Eli Landa of Stavanger. She stands 176 cm (right in the pic with dark hair) Miss Norway World 2009 (chosen by audience) is 17-year old ...click for more>>>

Miss Austria World Crowned

Saturday night the new Miss Austria World 2009 was crowned Here are the results. Winner is 21-year old Anna Hammel. Anna stands 170 cm and comes from Gmunden. She competed as Miss Oberösterreic ...click for more>>>

New Miss Slovak Republic Universe crowned

Denisa Mendrejová (Photo, center), a 23-year old student of Economics, was crowned Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2009 at an event held in Bratislava on March 29th. Denisa, a model, stands 1.7 ...click for more>>>

Miss Illinois US International Crowned

On March 28, 2009 at 6:30 pm the Miss Illinois US International pageant was held at the Historical Dixon Theatre in Dixon, Illinois. Torris Roberts was 2nd Runner-Up, Ashley Newman was 1st Runner-Up ...click for more>>>

Jessica Umaña Solis Crowned Miss Costa Rica Universe

Jessica Umaña Solís, a 21-year old student of Business Administration from Moravia, won the Miss Costa Rica Universe 2009 title at an event held Friday at the Museo de los Niños t ...click for more>>>

Miss Thailand Universe Selected

Friday night, the new Miss Thailand Universe 2009 was crowned. Winner was 23-year old Chutima Durongdej (candidate # 4). She stands 176 cm and comes from London/England. She will now represent ...click for more>>>

Miss World Canada Selected

Lena Yanbing Ma, a model/soprano from North York, Ontario, was crowned Miss World Canada 2009 at an event held on March 21st. The 1.80 m beauty, who currently pursues a Bachelor of Music and Life Sc ...click for more>>>

Meredith Bickford Crowned Mrs. Maine America

On March 21 & 22, the historic Eastland Park Hotel played host to the 2009 Mrs. Maine America Pageant, where 6 beautiful and intelligent women from all over Maine competed for the crown. ...click for more>>>

Idaho Finds Three Wonderful New Queens

On March, 21st 2009 in Nampa Idaho three beautiful ladies were crowned Mrs., Miss and Miss Teen Idaho International 2009. Each lady wore identical red dresses to celebrate the “Go Red&rdq ...click for more>>>

First Miss Wyoming Galaxy and Mrs. Wyoming Galaxy Crowned

The first annual Wyoming galaxy Pageant was held March 21st 2009, in Cheyenne Wyoming. It consisted of two divisions, Mrs. and Miss. For the first year it was nearly a sold event. The new Mrs. Wyomin ...click for more>>>

Three crowned at West Virginia International Pageant

The 2009 West Virginia International Pageants were held at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex, Cultural Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009. This is the second annual state pageant for the West Vi ...click for more>>>

Misses Isreal Universe and World Crowned

Adi Rodnitzki (center), a 19-year old soldier, was crowned Miss Israel World 2009 during an event held at the Haifa Convention Center on March 18th. Adi is 1.71 m tall and will compete at the Miss Wor ...click for more>>>

Arkansas International Crowns Three Queens

The new Mrs. Arkansas International 2009 is Robin Moore. She won the Photogenic award, Physical Fitness and Evening Gown. She represented West Central Arkansas and resides in Conway. The S ...click for more>>>

Ms Delaware United States Crowned

Trisha Tarantino has been crowned Ms. Delaware United States 2009. The state pageant was held March 15, 2009 in Wilmington at the beautiful Baby Grand Theatre located within the Grand Opera Hous ...click for more>>>

Bulgaria Crowns New Queens After Two Year Hiatus

24-year old Antonia Petrova (2nd left), a student and model from Pernik, was crowned Miss Bulgaria World 2009 at the beauty pageant held on March 14th at the Rainbow Plaza in Sofia. Petrova is 1.80 m ...click for more>>>

Three New Queens Crowned in Ecuador

Sandra Vinces, a 18-year old student and model from Portoviejo (Manabi) was crowned Miss Ecuador Universe 2009 at the conclusion of an event televised live from Mantas. Vinces is 1.78 m tall and will ...click for more>>>

Miss Estonia Universe Crowned

Here are the results of the Miss Estonia 2009-pageant. The new Miss Estonia 2009 is 25-year old Diana Arno. She stands 181 cm (almost 6 feet) and she will now represent Estonia in Miss Universe 2009 ...click for more>>>

Miss World St. Kitts Nevus Crowned

23-year old Venetta Zakers was crowned Miss World St. Kitts Nevis at a beautiful event held Saturday at the St. Kitts Marriott resort in Basseterre. Venetta also won the Talent competition by doing a ...click for more>>>

Binibing Pilipinas 2009 Crowns Three Beauties

The Binibing Pilipinas Pageant 2009 crowned its top three beauty queens early Sunday, starting with 23-year-old Melody Gersbach as Bb. Pilipinas-International, followed by 22-year-old Pamela Bianca Ma ...click for more>>>

Miss Nicaragua Universe Crowned

Indiana Sanchez, 21, a nursing student from Managua, was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2009 during a show televised live from the Ruben Dario National Theatre on March 7th, 2009. Indiana, chosen Miss Photog ...click for more>>>

Nuestra Belleza Hispanica USA crowned in New York

Genesis Barrientos of New York was crowned Nuestra Belleza Hispanica USA 2009 in an event held at the Aaron Davis Hall of the City College. Genesis (photo, left), succeeded Glenys Sánchez (cen ...click for more>>>

Miss Finland Universe 2009 Selected

The new Miss Suomi (Finland Universe) 2009 is 21-year old Essi Pöysti of Jyväskylä (C). She is 1.74 m-tall and will represent Finland in Miss Universe 2009. The first runner-up was 19- ...click for more>>>

Miss Czech Republic Universe Selected

Iveta Lutovská, 25, was crowned Miss Czech Republic Universe (Ceska Miss) 2009 this Saturday night in Prague. She will try to become the 3rd consecutive candidate from her country to land in M ...click for more>>>

Miss Bay Village Crowned in Ohio

On Saturday evening February 28, 2009, Emily Pheils, a 19-year-old from Rossford was chosen Miss Bay Village 2009, which was held at Bay High School. The competition featured 9 contestants from aroun ...click for more>>>

Teen, Miss and Mrs. North Carolina Intl Crowned

Greensboro Downtown Marriott was flooded with area news reporters on Friday, February 27th as ladies from around the state checked into the North Carolina International Pageants, Red Carpet Arrival. P ...click for more>>>

Miss Ukraine Universe Crowned

Kristina Koz-Gotlib, a 25-year old model and student, won the finals of Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 held at the Freedom Concert Hall in Kiev this Friday. The ceremony had reigning Miss Universe Dayana ...click for more>>>

Chicago Student Wins Miss India Worldwide

Nikkitasha Marhawa, a student of drama from the United Sates, won the 18th Miss India Worldwide crown at a glittering event. She floored the audience with her classical Indian dance fusion and won t ...click for more>>>

Miss and Mr Westwood College Crowned in Atlanta

For the first time in its 56 year history, Westwood College has crowned Mr. and Miss Westwood College at the Atlanta Northlake Campus. Produced by the department of Career Development Services, the st ...click for more>>>

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