Dear Bloggery

Miss America 2012 will be the 91st Miss America pageant. It will be held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in January 14, 2012. Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan from Nebraska, will crown her successor at the end of this event. It will be broadcast live on ABC. All 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico will compete for the prestigious title. Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke are, once again, hosts of the pageant.

OFFICIAL CANDIDATES
Alabama: Courtney Porter
Alaska: Katy Lovegreen
Arizona: Jennifer Sedler
Arkansas: Kristen Glover
California: Noelle Freeman
Colorado: Diana Dreman
Connecticut: Morgan Amarone
Delaware: Maria Cahill
District of Columbia: Ashley Boalch
Florida: Kristina Janolo
Georgia: Michaela Lackey
Hawaii: Lauren Cheape
Idaho: Genevieve Nutting
Illinois: Hannah Smith
Indiana: Jackie Jerlecki
Iowa: Jessica Pray
Kansas: Carissa Kelley
Kentucky: Ann-Blair Thornton
Louisiana: Hope Anderson
Maine: Julia Furtado
Maryland: Carlie Colella
Massachusetts: Molly Whalen
Michigan: Elizabeth Wertenberger
Minnesota: Natalie Davis
Mississippi: Mary Margaret Roark
Missouri: Sydney Friar
Montana: Veronika Ohlinger
Nebraska: Kayla Batt
Nevada: Alana Lee
New Hampshire: Regan Hartley
New Jersey: Katharyn Nicolle
New Mexico: Sarina Turnbull
New York: Kaitlin Monte
North Carolina: Hailey Best
North Dakota: Ariana Walker
Ohio: Ellen Bryan
Oklahoma: Betty Thompson
Oregon: Caroline McGowan
Pennsylvania: Juliann Sheldon
Puerto Rico: Laura Ramirez
Rhode Island: Robin Bonner
South Carolina: Bree Boyce
South Dakota: Anna Simpson
Tennessee: Erin Hatley
Texas: Kendall Morris Ennis
Utah: Danica Olsen
Vermont: Katie Levasseur
Virgin Islands: Camila Daniels
Virginia: Elizabeth Crot
Washington: Brittney Henry
West Virginia: Spenser Wempe
Wisconsin: Laura Kaeppeler
Wyoming: Catherine Brown

Cheers,

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