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Miss Michigan Crowned Miss America
Wash. Post ^
| 1/27/08
| Kathleen Hennessey
Posted on 01/27/2008 5:36:13 AM PST by pissant
LAS VEGAS -- 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.
Haglund, of Farmington Hills, Mich., sang "Over the Rainbow" and walked a crowd-pleasing strut in a black and gold bikini to clinch the title. She beat Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash, the first runner up, and Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto, the second runner up for the $50,000 scholarship and year of travel that comes with the crown.
Haglund, who studies music at the University of Cincinnati, grew up in a pageant family. Her mother is an active volunteer, and her grandmother Iora Hunt, competed for the crown as Miss Michigan 1944. Hunt joined Haglund at a news conference.
"The only words that come to my mind is that this is a dream come true, not just for me but for my family as well," Haglund said. "I'm not just standing up here alone."
Haglund, a cheery, classic blond, wore a revealing silver sequined dress and black bikini during the evening gown and swimsuit portions of the pageant. As her platform issue, she promised to advocate for awareness of eating disorders, an illness from which she has recovered.
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The winner, Miss Michigan:
But the best was Miss Utah, a Sgt. & Medic in the Utah National Guard
Visiting Walter Reed:
In Afghanistan
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:36:14 AM PST
by
pissant
To: pissant
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:37:56 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Duncan Hunter, Conservative excellence in action.)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:38:56 AM PST
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
She was my pick when they introduced all of them.
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:39:20 AM PST
by
Always Right
(Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: Always Right
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:43:05 AM PST
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
Enlistment in the Utah National Guard should increase....
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:45:05 AM PST
by
The Forgotten Man
(He works, he votes, generally he prays--but he always pays....)
To: pissant
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:46:55 AM PST
by
Always Right
(Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: pissant
Why is it they always look like the oldest teenagers you've ever seen ?
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:47:00 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: pissant
It's to Politically Incorrect to go with a Service Women, The show now linked to the pageant didn't help her at all, darn shame.
The weird thing is a number of Miss Michigan's and Runner Ups etc. in MI come from her general area.
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:47:46 AM PST
by
taildragger
(The Answer is Fred Thompson, I do not care what the question is.....)
To: taildragger
The weird thing is a number of Miss Michigan's and Runner Ups etc. in MI come from her general area. Could it be that families in that area have LOTS of disposable income?
To: pissant
i knew who [posted this when I saw the header..lol
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posted on
01/27/2008 5:58:15 AM PST
by
wardaddy
(Political Correctness is to Western Culture what the Aids virus is to the cake community)
I’m glad we’re following the rules here....
To: pissant
She looks like a clone of last year's model.
So much for the "new look"...
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:02:20 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Proud Romney Supporter since January 20, 2008)
To: taildragger
...a number of Miss Michigan's and Runner Ups etc. in MI come from her general area. Hmmm... something in the water?
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:03:57 AM PST
by
infidel29
(...who will be my role model now that my role model has gone, gone...)
To: SeaHawkFan
Yes...
Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Franklin MI all are very wealthy communities.
In fact I one of them ranks No. 4 nationally in terms of income.
By the way, Orchard Lake Road, just North of 14 Mile Road, West Bloomfield has a Maserati/Ferrari Dealership, enough said...
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01/27/2008 6:04:18 AM PST
by
taildragger
(The Answer is Fred Thompson, I do not care what the question is.....)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Why is it they always look like the oldest teenagers you've ever seen ?Because they were all born when Gene Rayburn was still hosting Match Game.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:22:13 AM PST
by
jdm
(A Hunter Thompson ticket would be suicide.)
To: pissant
Here's Miss DNC!
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:29:55 AM PST
by
ontap
(Just another backstabbing conservative)
To: pissant
That makes her the second UC student to be crowned Miss America in the last decade. Go Bearkittens!
To: jdm
No wonder they look like they’ve had plastic surgery.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:46:58 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: taildragger
I was on vacation in Acapulco many years ago and there were several women from Birmingham,Michigan that had traveled as a group. Every last one was a knockout.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:00:52 AM PST
by
cgbg
(Election 2008: A Long Ride On A Hillarinobama Short Bus.)
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