miss america 2007

Miss America 2007, the 82nd Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007.

The pageant was broadcast live on CMT from the Aladdin 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 1959-1960, when Mississippi did the honor.

Placements
Miss America 2007: Lauren Nelson (Miss Oklahoma)

First runner-up: Shilah Phillips (Miss Texas)

Second runner-up: Amanda Kozak (Miss Georgia)

Third runner-up: Taryn Foshee (Miss Mississippi)

Fourth runner-up: Melinda Toole (Miss Alabama)

Top 10: Jacquelynne Fontaine (Miss California), Pilialoha Gaison (Miss Hawaii), Emily Wills (Miss Pennsylvania), Katie Millar (Miss Utah), Kristen Eddings (Miss Washington)

Special awards

Quality of LifeWinner:
Allison Rogers (Miss Rhode Island) - "Go Green! Global Warming Awareness"
1st runner-up: Hilary Griffiths (Miss Arizona) - "Strength Over Silence: Rape Awareness And Recovery"
2nd runner-up: Melinda Toole (Miss Alabama) - "Character Education"
Finalists: Amanda Kozak (Miss Georgia), Betsy Uschkrat (Miss Indiana), Angela Corsi (Miss Michigan), Allison Rogers (Miss Rhode Island), and Adrianna Sgarlata (Miss Virginia)

Preliminary Awards

Talent
Shilah Phillips (Miss Texas)
Pilialoha Gaison (Miss Hawaii)
Jacquelynne Fontaine (Miss California)

Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit
Lauren Nelson (Miss Oklahoma)
Molly McGrath (Miss Nebraska)
Emily Wills (Miss Pennsylvania)