Miss America 2012, the 85th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan from Nebraska, crowned her successor Laura Kaeppeler from Wisconsin at the end of this event. It was broadcast live on ABC.[2] All 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico competed for the title.
Miss America 2012 | |
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Date | January 14, 2012[1] |
Presenters | |
Venue | Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Broadcaster | ABC[2] |
Entrants | 53 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Laura Kaeppeler |
Chris Harrison[3] and Brooke Burke, for the second year in a row, hosted the pageant.
Results
editPlacements
editPlacement | Contestant |
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Miss America 2012 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 | |
Top 13 | |
Top 15 |
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* - America's Choice
** - Saved by eliminated delegates after Swimsuit Competition to compete in Evening Gown as a "wild card"[6]
Order of announcements
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Top 15edit
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Top 13edit
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Top 10edit
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Top 5edit
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Awards
editPreliminary awards
editAwards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness | |
Talent |
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Quality of Life award
editResults | Contestant | Platform |
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Winner | Alzheimer's Awareness Research | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Finalists[8] | Various |
Duke of Edinburgh awards
editMedal | Contestants |
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Gold |
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Silver | N/A |
Bronze |
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Other awards
editAwards | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award | |
Four Points Award | |
Non-finalist Talent Award |
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Ric Ferentz Non-finalist Interview Award |
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Judges
editThe seven judges for the competition were:[9]
- dancer and musician Mark Ballas
- television personality Raúl De Molina
- television producer Mike Fleiss
- television personality Kris Jenner
- actress Teri Polo
- personal trainer Chris Powell
- television personality Lara Spencer
Contestants
edit51 Contestants competed for the title.
Replacements
edit- Montana - Veronika Ohlinger was originally the 1st runner-up but later was crowned Miss Montana 2011 to replace the original winner Taryn Chuter, who resigned due to a knee injury that required surgery.[42][43]
References
edit- ^ "MissAmericaLIVE". Miss America Organization. June 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Miss America Pageant Back on Network Television!". Miss America Organization. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (2011-09-07). "Chris Harrison to Host 2012 Miss America Pageant". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America pageant". FOX News. January 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss America pageant crowns 2012 winner". USA Today. January 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Walton, Val (January 14, 2012). "Miss Alabama Courtney Porter makes top 13 in Miss America pageant, misses top 10". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler wins talent preliminary in Miss America pageant". Green Bay Press Gazette. January 12, 2012.
- ^ Leach, Robin (January 6, 2012). "2012 Miss America photos: IHOP breakfast, Quality of Life finalists". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Miss America: Press Releases: The 2012 Miss America Pageant National Judges Announced Today on Good Morning America!". Miss America Organization. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ Loggins, Nicole (June 11, 2011). "AU graduate named Miss Alabama". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ "2011 Miss Alaska and Teen are chosen". Anchorage Daily News. July 2, 2011. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Jennifer's News Letter". Miss Arizona Organization. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Miss Culver City wins Miss California crown". Fresno Bee. June 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "CU Boulder student crowned Miss Colorado". 9 News. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Morgan Amarone, of Hamden, named Miss Connecticut". Post-Chronicle. June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Maria Cahill crowned Miss Delaware". Beaumont Enterprise. June 12, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen Michaela Lackey crowned Miss Georgia". Ledger-Enquirer. June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Lauren Cheape crowned Miss Hawaii". KHON 2. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
- ^ "Miss Idaho 2011 Results". Miss Idaho Organization. June 2011. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Miss Windy City crowned Miss Illinois". The Southern. July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Goshen's Jackie Jerlecki Miss Indiana". Goshen News. June 25, 2011.
- ^ "Miss Muscatine wins Iowa crown". Quad-City Times. June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Pageant newcomer earns Miss Kansas title". Pratt Tribune. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Monroe's Hope Anderson is crowned Miss Louisiana". Victoria Advocate. June 25, 2011.
- ^ "Dayton teen crowned Miss Maine". Morning Sentinel. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
- ^ "Hagerstown resident Carlie Colella crowned Miss Maryland 2011". Herald-Mail. June 25, 2011.
- ^ "Dundee woman wins Miss Michigan". WTOL 11. June 21, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Miss Minnesota Crowned in Eden Prairie". KSAX-TV. June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Mary Margaret Roark reigns in state pageant". Clarion Ledger. July 2, 2011.
- ^ "El Dorado Springs Woman Named Miss Missouri 2011". KSPR 33. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Corvallis Woman Gives Up Miss Montana Crown Due to Knee Injury". The Missoulian. July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Miss Nebraska 2011 - Kayla Batt Bio". June 12, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dover's Hartley wins Miss New Hampshire title". Union Leader. April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Wenonah woman is new Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Future Miss America?". Alamogordo Daily News. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Miss New York crown goes to Kaitlin Monte". SILive.com. June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hailey Best Crowned As New Miss North Carolina". WFMY News 2. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ "And the winner is: Ariana Walker is crowned Miss ND". Williston Herald. June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Miss Oklahoma State University Betty Thompson Crowned Miss Oklahoma". News on 6. June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Caroline McGowan of Corvallis wins 2011 Miss Oregon pageant". The Oregonian. July 2, 2011.
- ^ "Rhode Island Welcomes 2011 State Titleholder". Four Points. May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Corvallis' Taryn Chuter crowned Miss Montana 2011". Ravalli Republic. June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Veronika Ohlinger". July 15, 2011.