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.
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 Placement Contestant Miss America 2007 Oklahoma – Lauren Nelson 1st Runner-Up Texas – Shilah Phillips 2nd Runner-Up Georgia – Amanda Kozak 3rd Runner-Up Mississippi – Taryn Foshee 4th Runner-Up Alabama – Melinda Toole Top 10 California – Jacquelynne Fontaine Hawaii – Pilialoha Gaison Pennsylvania – Emily Wills Utah – Katie Millar Washington – Kristen Eddings
Awards
Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness Oklahoma - Lauren Nelson Nebraska - Molly McGrath Pennsylvania - Emily Wills Talent Texas - Shilah Phillips Hawaii - Pilialoha Gaison California - Jacquelynne Fontaine
Quality of Life awards Results Contestant Platform Winner Rhode Island - Allison Rogers Go Green! Global Warming Awareness 1st runner-up Arizona - Hilary Griffith Strength Over Silence: Rape Awareness And Recovery 2nd runner-up Alabama - Melinda Toole Character Education Finalists Georgia - Amanda Kozak Indiana - Betsy Uschkrat Michigan - Angela Corsi Virginia - Adrianna Sgarlata Various
Other awards Awards Contestant Miss Congeniality Alabama - Melinda Toole Non-finalist Talent Award Minnesota - Nicole Swanson New York - Bethlene Pancoast South Carolina - Shelley Benthall Vermont - Sarah Watson
Judges The six judges for the competition were: Entertainer, Debbie Allen Photographer and television personality, Nigel Barker Actress and Miss Florida 1974, Delta Burke Musician, Michael Feinstein Television personality, Chris Matthews Television personality and Miss America 1981, Susan Powell
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
External links Miss America official website