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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