Miss Indiana Katie Stam Is Miss America 2009 + Buffy Swimsuit Competition Photos
Miss Indiana Katie R. Stam competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2009 Miss America Pageant
Jennifer Lynn Hepner, Miss Montana, Elise Davis, Miss Idaho, Natalie C. Shaw, Miss New Hampshire, Emily Ann Cox, Miss Kentucky, and Karissa Renee’ Martin, Miss Ohio
Miss Indiana Katie R. Stam reacts as she is crowned Miss America 2009 by 2008 winner Kirsten Haglund during the Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Miss America pageant 2009 is set to be one of the fiercest fought events in history, contested almost exclusively by Amazonian gym buddies with seriously sculpted figures.
The swimsuit segment of the show in the heats at the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas confirmed that a new breed of female athletes are going for glory, a far cry from the very natural looking girls-next-door who have competed down the 80 years of the competition’s history.
Indeed, Barbara Jo Walker, won top prize for Tennessee in 1947, was the very epitome of the average-looking American.
Miss Kentucky Emily Cox demonstrates her piano playing skills
As well as their sports bodies, entrants are expected to have other talents and they sang, danced, performed gymnastics, played the piano and violin with varying degrees of success.
Olivia Myers, Miss Iowa
Gretchen Bergquist, Miss Nebraska
Ashlen Batson, Miss Arkansas, introduces herself at the arrival ceremony for contestants in the 2009 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Julianna Erdesz, Miss Nevada, introduces herself at the arrival ceremony for contestants in the 2009 Miss America Pageant Continue reading ›
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