2009 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

52 Contestants

MISS AMERICA 2009 - Katie Stam

• Miss America 2009 $50,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman

• 1st - Runner Up $25,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Talent $2,000 Scholarship

Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers

• 2nd - Runner Up $20,000 Scholarship

Miss New York – Leigh-Taylor Smith

• 3rd-Runner Up $15,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Florida – Sierra Minott

• 4th - Runner Up $10,000 Scholarship

Miss California – Jackie Geist

• Top 7 - Finalist $8,000 Scholarship

Miss Miss Tennessee – Ellen Carrington

• Top 7 - Finalist $8,000 Scholarship

District of Columbia – Kate Marie Grinold

• Top 10 - Finalist $6,000 Scholarship

Miss Hawaii – Nicole Fox

• Top 10 - Finalist $6,000 Scholarship

Miss Michigan – Ashlee Baracy

• Top 10 - Finalist $6,000 Scholarship
• Quality of Life 1st Runner-Up $4,000 Scholarship

Miss Arkansas – Ashlen Batson

• Top 12 - Finalist $5,000 Scholarship

Miss Kentucky – Emily Cox

• Top 12 - Semi-Finalist $5,000 Scholarship
• Quality of Life $6,000 Scholarship

Miss Alabama – Amanda Tapley

• Top 15 - Semi-Finalist $4,000 Scholarship
• Quality of Life 2nd Runner-Up $2,000 Scholarship

Miss Delaware – Galen Giaccone

• Top 15 - Semi-Finalist $4,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Talent $2,000 Scholarship

Miss South Dakota – Alexandra Hoffman

• Top 15 - Finalist $4,000 Scholarship

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2009 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT NON-FINALIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Miss Alaska – Stephany Jeffers

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Arizona – Erin Brittany Nurss

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Non-Finalist Talent $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Colorado – Jamie Dukehart-Conti

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Connecticut – Ashley Christina Glenn

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Idaho – Elise Davis

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Illinois – Katie Lorenz

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Kansas – Emily Deaver

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Louisiana – Blair Abene

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Maine – Adrienne Leigh Watkinson

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Maryland –Louise Schlegel

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Massachusetts – Alicia Zitka

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Minnesota – Angela McDermott

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Mississippi – Christine Kozlowski

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Missouri – Lacey Fitzgerald

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Montana – Jennifer Lynn Hepner

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Nebraska – Gretchen Bergquistl

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Nevada – Julianna Erdesz

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss New Hampshire – Natalie C. Shaw

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss New Jersey – Ashley Fairfield

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss New Mexico – Christina Olmi

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss North Carolina – Amanda Lauren Watson

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss North Dakota – Tessie Jones

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Ohio – Karissa Renee’ Martin

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Oklahoma – Kelsey Cartwright

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Oregon – Danijela Krstic

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Pennsylvania – Kendria Ashley Perry

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Non-Finalist Talent $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Rhode Island – Francesca Simone

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss South Carolina – Anna Perry

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Non-Finalist Talent $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Texas – Rebecca Robinson

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Miss Congeniality $2,000 Scholarship

Miss Utah – Kayla Barclay

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Non-Finalist Talent - $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Vermont – Ashley Wheeler

• $3,000 Scholarship
• Preliminary Talent $2,000 Scholarship
• Non-Finalist Talent - $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Virgin Islands – Shamika Thomas

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Virginia – Tara Wheeler

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Washington – Janet Harding

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss West Virginia – Kayla Lynam

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Wisconsin – Brianna Lipor

• $3,000 Scholarship

Miss Wyoming – Courtney Gifford

• $3,000 Scholarship

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PRELIMINARY TALENT WINNERS

Miss Delaware – Galen Giaccone

• $2,000 Scholarship

Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman

• $2,000 Scholarship

Miss Vermont – Ashley Wheeler

• $2,000 Scholarship

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PRELIMINARY LIFESTYLE & FITNESS IN SWIMSUIT WINNERS

Miss Indiana – Katie Stam

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Mississippi – Christine Kozlowski

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss New York – Leigh-Taylor Smith

• $1,000 Scholarship

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NON FINALIST TALENT

Miss Arizona – Erin Brittany Nurss

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Pennsylvania – Kendria Ashley Perry

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss South Carolina – Anna Perry

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Utah – Kayla Barclay

• $1,000 Scholarship

Miss Vermont – Ashley Wheeler

• $1,000 Scholarship

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QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD:

Miss Kentucky – Emily Cox

• Quality of Life Winner $6,000 Scholarship

Miss Michigan – Ashlee Baracy

• 1st Runner-up $4,000 Scholarship

Miss Alabama - Amanda Tapley

• 2nd-Runner-Up $2,000 Scholarship

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SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

• Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
  
  
• By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
  
  
• Five scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A. Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
  
  
• As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2005, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom.
  
  
• The Miss America Organization allocates up to $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia per year.