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 Wisconsin |
Chris Harrison[3] and Brooke Burke, for the second year in a row, hosted the pageant.
Placement | 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]
Top 15 edit
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Top 13 edit
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Top 10 edit
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Top 5 edit
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Awards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness | |
Talent |
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Results | 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 |
Medal | Contestants |
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Gold |
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Silver | N/A |
Bronze |
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Awards | 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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The seven judges for the competition were:[9]
51 Contestants competed for the title.
State | Name |
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Alabama | Courtney Porter[10] |
Alaska | Katy Lovegreen[11] |
Arizona | Jennifer Sedler[12] |
Arkansas | Kristen Glover |
California | Noelle Freeman[13] |
Colorado | Diana Tremaine[14] |
Connecticut | Morgan Amarone[15] |
Delaware | Maria Cahill[16] |
District of Columbia | Ashley Boalch |
Florida | Kristina Janolo |
Georgia | Michaela Lackey[17] |
Hawaii | Lauren Cheape[18] |
Idaho | Genevieve Nutting[19] |
Illinois | Hannah Smith[20] |
Indiana | Jackie Jerlecki[21] |
Iowa | Jessica Pray[22] |
Kansas | Carissa Kelley[23] |
Kentucky | Ann-Blair Thornton |
Louisiana | Hope Anderson[24] |
Maine | Julia Furtado[25] |
Maryland | Carlie Colella[26] |
Massachusetts | Molly Whalen |
Michigan | Elizabeth Wertenberger[27] |
Minnesota | Natalie Davis[28] |
Mississippi | Mary Margaret Roark[29] |
Missouri | Sydney Friar[30] |
Montana | Veronika Ohlinger[31] |
Nebraska | Kayla Batt[32] |
Nevada | Alana Lee |
New Hampshire | Regan Hartley[33] |
New Jersey | Katharyn Nicolle[34] |
New Mexico | Sarina Turnbull[35] |
New York | Kaitlin Monte[36] |
North Carolina | Hailey Best[37] |
North Dakota | Ariana Walker[38] |
Ohio | Ellen Bryan |
Oklahoma | Betty Thompson[39] |
Oregon | Caroline McGowan[40] |
Pennsylvania | Juliann Sheldon |
Puerto Rico | Laura Ramirez |
Rhode Island | Robin Bonner[41] |
South Carolina | Bree Boyce |
South Dakota | Anna Simpson |
Tennessee | Erin Hatley |
Texas | Kendall Morris |
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 |