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Miss America 2013

86th edition of the Miss America competition

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Miss America 2013
Date	January 12, 2013
Presenters	Chris Harrison Brooke Burke-Charvet[1]
Venue	PH Live, Paradise, Nevada
Broadcaster	ABC
Entrants	53
Placements	16
Winner	Mallory Hagan  New York
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Miss America 2013, the 86th Miss America pageant, was held at the PH LiveatPlanet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas StripinParadise, Nevada on Saturday, January 12, 2013.^[1]

* - America's Choice

** - Saved by judges to compete in final competition.

The seven judges for the competition were:^[8]

• Bradley Bayou, fashion designer
• Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
• Sam Champion, television weather anchor
• Mary Hart, television personality and Miss South Dakota 1970
• Daymond John, entrepreneur
• McKayla Maroney, Olympic gymnast
• Katie Stam Irk, Miss America 2009

51 contestants competed for the title.

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Anna Laura Bryan[9]	Decatur	23	Vocal	Top 12
Alaska	Debbe Ebben[citation needed]	Chugiak	23	Piano
Arizona	Piper Stoeckel	Prescott	23	Dance
Arkansas	Sloane Ashton Roberts
California	Leah Cecil	Garden Grove	22	Classical Harp			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011
Colorado	Hannah Porter	Centennial	24	Tap Dance			Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2011
Connecticut	Emily Audibert	Wolcott	21	Lyrical Dance
Delaware	Alyssa Murray	Selbyville	20	Jazz Dance			Previously Delaware's Junior Miss 2010
District of Columbia	Allyn Rose	Washington, D.C.	24	Artistic Roller Skating			Previously Miss Maryland USA 2011 Top 8 at Miss USA 2011 pageant
Florida	Laura McKeeman[citation needed]	St. Petersburg	24	Ballet en Pointe	Top 16		Fox Sports College Football & Tampa Bay Rays Sideline Reporter
Georgia	Leighton Jordan[citation needed]	Suwanee	20	Ballet en Pointe
Hawaii	Skyler Kamaka[citation needed]	Kaneohe	21	Hula
Idaho	Whitney Wood	Idaho Falls	19	Piano
Illinois	Megan Jo Ervin[citation needed]	Kushville	23	Contemporary Dance	Top 10		Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011
Indiana	MerrieBeth Cox	Roselle, IL	22	Baton Twirling	Top 12		Previously Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen 2007 Purdue University's Golden Girl
Iowa	Mariah Noel Cary	Muscatine	20	Tap Dance	4th runner-up		Previously Little Miss Iowa Previously Junior Miss Iowa
Kansas	Sloane Lewis	Norwich	21	Piano
Kentucky	Jessica Casebolt[citation needed]	Pikeville	20	Vocal	Top 16
Louisiana	Lauren Vizza	Shreveport	22	Dance			Later Miss Louisiana USA 2018
Maine	Molly Bouchard	Caribou	21	Classical Vocal			Previously Maine's Junior Miss 2008
Maryland	Joanna Guy[citation needed]3rd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 pageant
Massachusetts	Taylor Kinzler	Lakeville	20	Vocal			Previously Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2008 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010
Michigan	Angela Christine Venditti	Shelby Township	24	Tap Dance
Minnesota	Siri Joy Freeh	Lake Park	23	Lyrical Dance
Mississippi	Marie Wicks[citation needed]	Ocean Springs	23	Piano
Missouri	Chelsea (Tippe) Tipton Emmott[10]	Branson/Springfield	22	Ballet en Pointe			1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2011
Montana	Alexis Wineman	Cut Bank	18	Comedic Monologue	Top 16		First contestant diagnosed with autism[11]
Nebraska	Mariah Cook	Chadron	23	Piano
Nevada	Randi Sundquist[citation needed]	Elko	23	Contemporary Jazz
New Hampshire	Megan Lyman[citation needed] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010
New Jersey	Lindsey Petrosh	Egg Harbor City	23	Vocal			Previously Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2006
New Mexico	Candice Bennatt	Reidoso	23	Contemporary Jazz			Later Miss Louisiana USA 2015
New York	Mallory Hytes Hagan[citation needed]	Brooklyn/Opelika	24	Tap Dance	Miss America 2013
North Carolina	Arlie Honeycutt	Garner	20	Vocal
North Dakota	Rosie Sauvageau	Fargo	24	Vocal and Piano
Ohio	Elissa McCracken[citation needed]	Ada	21	Piano
Oklahoma	Alicia Tammy Clifton[citation needed]Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 pageant
Oregon	Nichole Mead[citation needed]	Newport	24	Contemporary Dance			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011
Pennsylvania	Jordyn Colao	Millcreek Township	22	Tap Dance
Puerto Rico	Kiaraliz Medina	Moca	20	Flamenco Dancing
Rhode Island	Kelsey Fournier	Pawtucket	23	Jazz Dance			NFL Cheerleader for the New England Patriots
South Carolina	Ali Rogers[citation needed]Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010 pageant
South Dakota	Calista Kirby	Brookings	24	Tumbling			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011
Tennessee	Chandler Lawson	Chattanooga	22	Vocal	Top 10		Previously Tennessee's Junior Miss 2008 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011
Texas	DaNae Elizabeth Couch[citation needed]	Coppell	24	Twirling	Top 10
Utah	Kara Arnold	Bountiful	22	Piano	Top 16
Vermont	Chelsea Ingram	St. Johnsbury	23	Opera
Virgin Islands	Aniska Tonge[citation needed]	Saint Thomas	21	Vocal			Later Miss World US Virgin Islands 2014 and Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2018. Unplaced at both Miss World 2014 and Miss Universe 2018.
Virginia	Rosemary Willis[citation needed]	Chesapeake	22	Vocal
Washington	Mandy Schendel[citation needed]
West Virginia	Kaitlin Gates	Bridgeport	20	Vocal			Previously Miss West Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2006
Wisconsin	Kathryn Bess Gorman[citation needed]	Onalaska	23	Vocal
Wyoming	Lexie Madden	Torrington	21	Piano	3rd runner-up		Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 2009

• Miss Oregon - Nichole Mead was originally the first runner-up but later was crowned Miss Oregon 2012 to replace the original winner, Rachel Berry, who resigned due to concerns over length of residency.

• Miss America official website