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  • Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, reacts after being crowned Miss America during the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las Vegas
  • Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las Vegas

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    Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, reacts after being crowned Miss America during the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las Vegas

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    Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las Vegas

 
 

Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron Crowned New Miss America

Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, reacts after being crowned Miss America during the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las Vegas

January 31, 2010

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation’s newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their beauty, compassion and interview savvy.

Caressa Cameron, a broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University, now plans a second year away from college as she travels extensively to raise money for charity and carry the 89-year-old pageant’s crown.

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Geography-Challenged Beauty Queen Caitlin Upton To Compete On ‘Amazing Race’

‘Amazing Race 16’ contestants Brent Horne and Caitlin Upton

January 21, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Former Miss South Carolina Teen USA Caitlin Upton, who gained notoriety after her awkward response to a question in 2007’s Miss Teen USA pageant, is hoping to redeem herself with a trek around the globe. Caitlin and her boyfriend Brent Horne will compete for $1 million dollars on the 16th edition of CBS’s “The Amazing Race.”

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Carrie Prejean’s Mom: Larry King ‘Must Feel Like A Little Wimp’

Larry King interviews Carrie Prejean on ‘Larry King Live’

November 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Two days after her daughter told Larry King that the veteran newsman was being “inappropriate” during her appearance on “Larry King Live,” mom Francine Prejean is defending Carrie.

In an interview with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and “The Billy Bush Show,” Francine said she thought Carrie’s words were “great.”

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Carrie Prejean Settles After Alleged Sex Tape Surfaces

Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, attends a press conference at Trump Tower on May 12, 2009 in New York City

November 05, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Legal negotiations between Carrie Prejean and Miss California USA Pageant officials took an unexpected and quick turn after an alleged sex tape featuring the dethroned beauty queen surfaced, Access Hollywood has learned.

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Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, Has Been Named Winner Of The 2009 Miss Universe Pageant

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009

August 24, 2009

NASSAU, Bahamas

Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all once again, winning the 2009 Miss Universe crown for the second year straight and the sixth time since the pageant’s creation.

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Heidi Pratt To Perform At Miss Universe Pageant

Heidi Montag hits Hollywood (April 9, 2009)

July 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Heidi Pratt is heading back to NBC.

The “Hills” blonde, who doubles as an aspiring pop star, will perform during the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant telecast next month, Access Hollywood can exclusively reveal

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Stripped Miss California Carrie Prejean Inks Book Deal

Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, attends a press conference at Trump Tower on May 12, 2009 in New York City

July 20, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.

The former Miss California who was stripped of her title last month has a book deal. Carrie Prejean will publish a memoir called “Still Standing.”

Conservative book house Regnery Publishing said Monday that it will release the book.

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Miss California USA Organization Fires Off Letter To Carrie Prejean: ‘Recant The Recent Falsities’

Carrie Prejean attends a press conference at Trump Tower on May 12, 2009 in New York

June 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Lawyers for the Miss California USA Organization have fired off a letter to dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean after the 22-year-old’s spoke out against the pageant group during a host of media appearances after she lost her crown.

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