
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
Here comes Mario Lopez as the Miss America pageant host.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
The Miss America Organization says Rush Limbaugh will be a judge for the 2010 pageant in Las Vegas.
May 27 - By Michael Ventre, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
They seem to come out of nowhere. They have a lot to say. They seek those who will listen.

Jan 30 - By Associated Press
Fresh from becoming Miss America, Katie Stam would like to see another winner crowned this weekend.
Jan 27 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Two years after “Little Miss Sunshine” made a splash at the Oscars, the spotlight is shining once again on the often cute — and often controversial — world of child beauty pageants. But a panel of parents and their young, competing offspring assembled by TODAY said that putting their children in front of the stage lights builds their confidence rather than distorting their self-image.
Jan 26 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The dry, desert air of Las Vegas didn’t agree with Katie Stam, and it nearly foiled her bid to become Miss America.

Jan 23 - By Gina Pace, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Back in 1988, newly crowned Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko was scheduled to sign autographs at an event in Portland, Ore., when there was a delay in the entertainment program. So Rafko was asked to help fill 15 minutes of time. A registered nurse, Rafko started speaking to the crowd about issues close to her heart — health care and her dream of opening a hospice in her hometown.

Jan 21 - By Oskar Garcia, Associated Press Writer
Katie Stam always dreamed of becoming Miss America, but she bypassed the kiddie pageants and waited until she was more mature and sure of herself. Her view of Miss America changed in that time too, and made her want her new title even more.

Jan 18 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Are you ready to get ABC's twist-filled island drama returns this week, and there are sure to be twists aplenty in store for the Oceanic Six (Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid, Sun and Aaron), who apparently are the only ones who got off Mystery Island. Or did they? Figuring out this show is worse than figuring out your taxes. (Returns Jan. 21, 9 p.m., ABC)

Dec 1 - By Associated Press
Mario Lopez is in negotiations to once again host the Miss America pageant.
Nov 24 - By Associated Press
Here she comes, Miss America, with a roasted turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and a pumpkin pie for New York City's homeless.

May 11 - By Associated Press
Vanessa Williams has received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University, nearly 25 years after she dropped out to become the first black Miss America.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
A man caught in an online sex sting in which a former Miss America posed as a teenage girl has pleaded guilty two weeks into his trial.

Jan 27 - By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
Just three years ago, newly crowned Miss America Kirsten Haglund was eating tiny portions of food and became so thin her concerned parents "dragged me to the doctor."

Jan 26 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant's new, hipper look.

Jan 24 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
She's been dressed up, dressed down, relocated and updated.
Dec 18 - By Associated Press
Mark Steines, co-anchor of "Entertainment Tonight," will host the Miss America contest next year.

Oct 3 - By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Writer
Seven years ago, 13-year-old Lauren Nelson and a few friends entered an Internet chat room during a sleepover. Within a week, an online predator was e-mailing one of them lurid photos.

May 1 - By Associated Press
An undercover sex sting that used Miss America as bait appeared to be in trouble until the beauty queen said Tuesday she changed her mind and agreed to testify against the men she helped arrest.

Apr 24 - By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Writer
Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.

Apr 20 - By Associated Press
Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder. Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man on her farm in south-central Kentucky last week after she saw her dog run into a storage building where thieves had previously made off with old farm equipment.

Jan 29 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
Is there something in the water in Oklahoma that produces Miss Americas?
Jan 5 - By jon@buddytv.com, BuddyTV Writer
Jan 5 - By jon@buddytv.com, BuddyTV Writer
Jan 4 - By jon@buddytv.com, BuddyTV Writer