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Kirsten
Haglund, Miss Michigan is the first to perform her
Talent as the other contestants wait their turn and
watch with anticipation. You’ll see this name again
tonight… |
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Molly was
selected as the fifth Top 10 contestant to perform her
Talent on Saturday night at Miss America. |
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Molly did
an excellent job with her Talent routine and should be
very proud of her accomplishments this week at Miss
America. |
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Miss North
Carolina, Jessica Jacobs is the eighth and final
contestant to perform tonight. |
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They bring
the Top 8 back out on stage to answer an on-stage
question which came from people out on the Las Vegas
Strip. Each contestant got to volunteer and pick which
question she answered. Looks like Molly is ready to
answer the next question. |
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Since the
host stood in front of Molly during her answer I had to
snap pictures off of the TV monitor as she answered her
question. |
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All of the
Top 8 contestants have answered their question and are
linked hand-in-hand on stage waiting for that all
important announcement as to who will be the next Miss
America. |
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But first
the beautiful and talented Miss America 2007, Lauren
Nelson gives her final farewell on-stage on Saturday
night. She will be missed… |
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Mark and
Lauren are ready with the new crown and banner after all
of the runner-ups have been called out and only 4 young
ladies remain to see who will be the new Miss America
for 2008. |
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And your
new Miss America is… Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund… I
told you that you would see her name again… |
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The people
from Michigan go wild as Kirsten is announced as Miss
America. |
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Kirsten is
still in a state of shock as Lauren prepares to put the
Miss America banner on her. |
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And the
moment that everybody has been waiting for all week as
Lauren crowns Kirsten Miss America 2008. |
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“There she
is…” Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund. |
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Kirsten
is introduced at the Press Conference immediately
following the Miss America Pageant. |
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Kirsten and
her Grandmother, who was in the Miss America Pageant in
1944 and, you guessed it… Miss Michigan… How COOL is
that… |
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Kirsten is
introduced to one of the beautiful little girls from the
Children’s Miracle Network who brings her a balloon bouquet
as one of her many gifts tonight. |
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Kirsten also
received her “official” Miss America necklace from Donna
Axum, Miss America 1964. The one of a kind special necklace
was designed and created by Ann Hand who is the official
jeweler for Miss America. |
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Meanwhile
back at visitation everybody is waiting for Molly to arrive. |
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Some of the
titleholders also waiting for Molly at visitation on
Saturday night after the pageant are (l to r) are Faith
Bates ~ Miss Hunt County 2008, Lana Thomas ~ Miss Ellis
County 2008, Cassidy Arend ~ Miss Duncanville 2008, Rebecca
Robinson ~ Miss Longview 2008, Kelly Dillard ~ Teen Fort
Worth 2008, Kristen Blair ~ Miss Fort Worth 2008, and Callie
Thompson ~ Teen Texas 2007. |
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Lana
congratulates Molly on doing such a GREAT job all week at
Miss America. |
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Callie and Lana
on Saturday night at the Miss America visitation. |
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Larkin and
Cassidy look like they are having a GREAT time. |
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Jim finally
makes it back from the Miss America Press Conference with
Kirsten and we grab a quick picture with Lana. |
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Lana and B. Don
got to sit and visit a little while on Saturday night after
Miss America. |
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Our very own
Meagan Miller who was Teen Duncanville in 2003, Teen Texas
in 2005, and the very first Miss America’s Outstanding Teen
2006 also got to visit with B. Don on Saturday night. |
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As we get ready
to leave visitation and go to a late dinner in the hotel, I
get one more picture of Lana and Faith. |
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We arrive at
“The Strip” which is a steak house in the Planet Hollywood
Hotel and while we are waiting for our table Faith and Lana
have an “interesting” conversation. Hummm… Wonder what they
are talking about? |
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We finally get
our table in a private room at the restaurant and we have to
have a group picture to remember the occasion at Miss
America 2008. |
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Great friends,
great times, good food and another wonderful and memorable
trip is winding down to its conclusion… |
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Our three
beautiful and talented titleholders wish everybody a SAFE
trip home and we hope to see everybody next year. Maybe with
one of these young ladies as Miss Texas 2008 competing for
Miss America 2009. Signing off from Las Vegas on a cool and
crisp Saturday night…Good night and Good luck to all… |
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