Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron from Fredericksburg, Va. was crowned Miss America 2010 Saturday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The final night of the Miss America Pageant was broadcast live from Las Vegas on TLC and hosted by Mario Lopez and TLC’s Clinton Kelly. Caressa's triumphant walk across the stage was just the beginning of a journey that will take her to every corner of the country during her year of service as Miss America 2010. She will travel approximately 20,000 miles each month speaking to audiences about her personal platform of “Real Talk: Aids in America” and acting as the official National Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Miracle Network. Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals, is the national platform partner of the Miss America Organization.
Now for the other question is this pageant relevant? There is not a cut and dried answer to this question. we live in a 24 hour society that is celebrity obsessed. So in that sense a young accomplished women with an education that strongly believes in a cause and is involved in her community then yes it is relevant! The only advice I would have is to amp up her image and have her do more magazines and TV specials and such! Congratulations to Miss America 2010! One of our nation's last icons that will surely carry us into a brave yew year!
Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local affiliates made available more than $45 million in scholarship assistance. For more information, visit www.missamerica.org.
