Miss Oklahoma and Miss South Carolina – Night one winners of the Miss America 2013 preliminary competition
The first night of preliminary competition for Miss America 2013 concluded on Tuesday night. The Talent winner is Miss Oklahoma, Alicia Clifton while the Lifestyle and Fitness winner is Miss South Carolina, Ali Rogers. The second night of preliminary competition is scheduled Wednesday night.
The new Miss America 2013 will be crowned on Saturday, January 12, 2013, during the live telecast from Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
2013 Miss America Pageant Preview
All 53 of this year’s Miss America aspirants arrived in Las Vegas today for 10 days of intense competition that winds up with the live ABC telecast of the 92nd Miss America Pageant on Saturday, January 12. The pageant will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for the eighth consecutive year.
Among this year’s distinguished panel of judges includes Miss America 2009, Katie Stam Irk; designer Bradley Bayou; award-winning dancer and choreographer Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars; “Good Morning America” Weatherman, Sam Champion; former host of Entertainment Tonight and 1970 Miss South Dakota, Mary Hart; Shark Tank entrepreneur Daymond John; and 2012 London Olympic gymnastics champion McKayla Maroney.
Brooke Burke-Charvet and Chris Harrison will be hosting the pageant for the third year in a row.
Producer Anthony Eaton promises surprises yet again to follow last year’s record ratings. “Our 2012 telecast from Las Vegas was a tremendous success and took the ratings crown as the most-watched non-sports program,” said Sam Haskell, Miss America board chairman. “In our success rebranding Miss America, we have attracted a new audience. We are working to make the 2013 broadcast event even more memorable for viewers.”
The Miss America Organization is the world’s largest provider of scholarships for young women. Unlike Miss USA and Miss Universe also held here by Donald Trump’s organization, Miss America is not solely about glamour and shapely figures; it also combines talent with health and fitness, charity and interviews.
It’s expected that Allyn Rose representing the District of Columbia will be under tremendous media scrutiny in the next week as a front-runner certain to make the Top 10. The 24-year-old blonde stunner lost her mother to breast cancer when she was 16. She has partnered with organizations to raise more than $500,000 for Breast Cancer Research and Education.
Schedule of Events for Miss America 2013 includes the following:
THURSDAY, JAN. 3 – Official welcome at 4 p.m. at Planet Hollywood with regional President David Hoenemeyer and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4 – An evening at the Mirage with performer, Terry Fator.
SATURDAY, JAN. 5 – Runway show at the Fashion Show Mall, an autograph and meet-and-greet session with fans, and dinner at Buca di Beppo for a celebration party.
SUNDAY, JAN. 6 – Rehearsals and start of the judges’ interviews.
TUESDAY, JAN. 8 – Night One of the Preliminary Competition.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 – Night Two of the Preliminary Competition.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10 – Night Three of the Preliminary Competition and the announcement of the Quality of Life Scholarship and Fourpoints Award winners. .
FRIDAY, JAN. 11 – Rehearsals
SATURDAY, JAN. 12 – Live finals of Miss America 2013 on ABC at 5:30pm local time.
Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke-Charvet Return To Host “The 2013 Miss America Competition” on ABC
The Miss America Organization and ABC announced today that Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke-Charvet will return to host “The 2013 Miss America Competition,” which will be telecast live from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013(9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Once again, we are thrilled to announce that Chris and Brooke are returning to host the 2013 Miss America Competition, the most watched non sports program on a Saturday night for almost two years” said Sam Haskell, III, Board Chairman of the Miss America Organization. “Chris and Brooke are a wonderful team, and together they helped us achieve record ratings on ABC last January, and we are so proud to welcome them back for another incredible television event. Chris and Brooke were the perfect emcees for our show, and they helped to successfully set the stage to spotlight 53 beautiful and talented young women in our program.”
Harrison began his television career by covering local sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and quickly ventured into entertainment television. In 1999 he landed the job as host of HGTV’s “Designer’s Challenge,” which was one of the network’s highest rated shows. In 2001 he became host of ABC’s hit romance/reality series “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” He also hosts ABC’s reality show “Bachelor Pad,” an all-star reunion from previous seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” which just finished airing its third season this summer. Harrison continues to advance in the entertainment industry through a variety of professional endeavors: He hosted the live television coverage of the final championship rounds of the 2010 “Scripps National Spelling Bee” on ABC, co-hosted ABC’s 2008 “American Music Awards Red Carpet Live!,” and hosted this year’s “Emmys Red Carpet Live,” interviewing celebrities and the evening’s nominees as they made their way into the theater for “The 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards.”
Burke-Charvet is a successful host, actress and entrepreneur. She returned for her sixth season as co-host of ABC’s hit competition show “Dancing with the Stars” this September, having earned the coveted mirror ball trophy as Season Seven’s champion with professional dance partner Derek Hough. Earlier this year she released two new fitness DVDs, “Transform Your Body with Brooke Burke: Strengthen & Condition” and “Tone & Tighten,” and her first book, The Naked Mom, in paperback. With close to 2 million Twitter followers, Burke-Charvet has made a name for herself as a trusted resource in the world of motherhood and the social media network, motivating her to co-create the website ModernMom.com, an online community for “the woman behind the mom.” As a pro blogger, she offers an in-depth look into her personal life on the site, building upon her own powerful “Mommy” brand. As a successful entrepreneur, she created the online store BabooshBaby.com in 2007, featuring her popular post-pregnancy belly wraps, Tauts. Most recently she has taken her creativity to the fashion world, launching IntiMint, a line of intimate and lounge apparel, and creating her own line of jewelry with designer Chad Allison. She has also just finished shooting two more fitness DVDs, with a few more scheduled for later next year. Burke-Charvet was raised in Tucson, Arizona and currently lives in California with her children and husband, David Charvet.
The three nights of preliminaries will take place on January 8, 9 & 10 at Planet Hollywood’s PH Live. Tickets for the preliminaries, as well as the Miss America live event are available now. Visit http://www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000 to purchase tickets. Laura Kaeppeler, of Kenosha, Wisconsin is Miss America 2012.
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