Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson won the 2007 Miss America pageant on Monday night. She is the second straight Miss Oklahoma to win the prestigious title. Miss America is the Playboy to Miss USA’s Penthouse/Hustler image.

Nelson was crowned by last year’s winner, Jennifer Berry. Nelson, a blonde who told judges she wishes she was taller, sang “You’ll Be In My Heart” in the talent competition and plans to promote protecting children online during her yearlong reign as Miss America.

“I watched Miss America as a little girl since I was 2 years old, and never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would be one of those girls on that stage, and never did I think that I would be Miss America,” she said afterward.

She gets a $50,000 (euro38,700) scholarship with the crown and stands to make thousands more in appearance fees.

The last state to win back-to-back titles was Mississippi, when Mary Ann Mobley crowned Lynda Mead as Miss America in 1960.

Congrats to Lauren and hopefully she can stay out of trouble unlike Miss USA Tara Conner and Miss Nevada Katie Rees have been able to do.

The Top 4 Runner Ups

1. Miss Texas, Shilah Phillips
2. Miss Georgia, Amanda Kozak
3. Miss Mississippi, Taryn Foshee
4. Miss Alabama, Melinda Toole

It appears that it was a southern sweep at the Miss America pageant. Congrats to these GRITS and their affluent parents.