Miss America 2009 was crowned on Saturday night in Las Vegas and the winner was Miss Indiana – Katie Stam.  She is a communications major at the University of Indianapolis and wants to one day be a TV reporter.  Her platform is community service and involvement.

She wins a $50,000 scholarship (enough to pay for about a semester of college) and gets to tour the country for the next year as the new Miss America.

Miss Stam beat out (Top 5) Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman, Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers, Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith and Miss Florida – Sierra Minott to become the new Miss America.  She was crowned by Kirsten Haglund who was Miss America for 2008.

Miss America 2009

Miss Indiana – Katie Stam

Top 5 Finalists

• Miss Indiana – Katie Stam
• Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman
• Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers
• Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith
• Miss Florida – Sierra Minott

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Top 7 (In random order)

• Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith
• Miss California – Jackie Geist
• Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman
• Miss Tennessee – Ellen Carrington
• Miss Indiana – Katie Stam
• Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers
• Miss Florida – Sierra Minott

Top 10 (In random order)

• Miss DC – Katie Marie Grinold
• Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman
• Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith
• Miss Hawaii – Nicole Fox
• Miss Indiana – Katie Stam
• Miss Florida – Sierra Minott
• Miss Tennessee – Ellen Carrington
• Miss California – Jackie Geist
• Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers
• Miss Michigan – Ashlee Baracy

Top 12 (In random order)

• Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman
• Miss Indiana – Katie Stam
• Miss Michigan – Ashlee Baracy
• Miss Arkansas – Ashlen Batson
• Miss Hawaii – Nicole Fox
• Miss DC – Katie Marie Grinold
• Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers
• Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith
• Miss California – Jackie Geist
• Miss Florida – Sierra Minott
• Miss Kentucky – Emily Cox
• Miss Tennessee – Ellen Carrington

Top 15 (In random order)

• Miss South Dakota – Alexandra Hoffman
• Miss Georgia – Chasity Hardman
• Miss Indiana – Katie Stam
• Miss Alabama – Amanda Tapley
• Miss Michigan – Ashlee Baracy
• Miss Delaware – Galen Giaccone
• Miss Arkansas – Ashlen Batson
• Miss Hawaii – Nicole Fox
• Miss DC – Katie Marie Grinold
• Miss Iowa – Olivia Myers
• Miss New York – Leigh Taylor Smith
• Miss California – Jackie Geist
• Miss Florida – Sierra Minott
• Miss Kentucky – Emily Cox
• Miss Tennessee – Ellen Carrington

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