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80th edition of the Miss America competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Miss America 2007 | |
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| Date | January 29, 2007 |
| Presenters | Mario Lopez |
| Venue | Aladdin Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Broadcaster | CMT |
| Winner | Lauren Nelson Oklahoma |
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.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2007 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner |
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Go Green! Global Warming Awareness |
| 1st runner-up |
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Strength Over Silence: Rape Awareness And Recovery |
| 2nd runner-up |
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Character Education |
| Finalists |
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Various |
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Non-finalist Talent Award |
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The six judges for the competition were:[2]
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.
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