Miss Indiana Crowned Miss America 2009

Miss Indiana Katie R. Stam 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 January 24, 2009.

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Miss America 2009 Results
Miss America 2009: Miss Indiana Katie Stam
1st Alternate : Miss Georgia Chasity Hardman
2nd Alternate : Miss Iowa Olivia Myers
3rd Alternate : Miss New York Leigh-Taylor Smith
4th Alternate : Miss Florida Sierra Minott

Top 7 (In random order- competed in on stage question)

Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith

Miss California - Jackie Geist

Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman

Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington

Miss Indiana - Katie Stam

Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers

Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Top 10 (In random order - competed in talent)

Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold

Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman

Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith

Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox

Miss Indiana - Katie Stam

Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington

Miss California - Jackie Geist

Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers

Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy

Top 12 (In random order- competed in evening gown)

Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman

Miss Indiana - Katie Stam

Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy

Miss Arkansas - Ashlen Batson

Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox

Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold

Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers

Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith

Miss California - Jackie Geist

Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Miss Kentucky - Emily Cox

Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington

Top 15 (In random order - competed in swimsuit)

Miss South Dakota - Alexandra Hoffman

Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman

Miss Indiana - Katie Stam

Miss Alabama - Amanda Tapley

Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy

Miss Delaware - Galen Giaccone

Miss Arkansas - Ashlen Batson

Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox

Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold

Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers

New York - Leigh Taylor Smith

Miss California - Jackie Geist

Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Miss Kentucky - Emily Cox

Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington

Miss America 2009 Tonight !

Miss America 2009 is tonight live from the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mario Lopez is the host.

The pageant will air live on TLC at 8 p.m. EST.

If you can not watch it live, it will re-air a few hours later at 12 a.m. EST on Jan. 25th and then again at 1 p.m. EST also on Jan. 25th.

Miss America 2009 Evening Gowns Preliminary Nights

Miss Maryland

Miss Minnesota

Miss Rhode Island

Miss Pennsylvania

Miss America 2009 Preliminary Night One

Tuesday night’s preliminary Talent winner was Miss Delaware Galen Giaccone

Tuesday night prelim Swinsuit winner was Miss Indiana Katie Stam

The first preliminary night of the Miss America 2009 pageant has been held in Las Vegas. The finals will be Saturday and will be televised on TLC.

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Miss America 2009 Contestants

Contestants in the 2009 Miss America Pageant pose at the arrival ceremony for contestants in the 2009 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on January 15, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at Planet Hollywood on January 24, 2009.