MISS VIRGINIA Caressa Cameron was crowned Miss America 2010 at the Las Vegas’s Theater for Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Saturday.

22 Year Old Caressa Cameron - 2010 Miss America

Miss America 2009 Katie Stam presented the crown to Caressa Cameron.

Miss California Kristy Cavinder named first runner-up while second runner-up honors went to Miss Tennessee Stefanie Wittler.

The third runner-up was Miss Louisiana Katherine Putnam.
 
Caressa Cameron was announced Miss America 2010 by a seven judge jury on the eve of eighty ninth pageant contest.
 
She told people at the event that she has been a student of broadcast journalism and wants to make a career as a television news anchor.
 
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron won a $50,000 scholarship and the first runner up, Kristy Cavinder, won a $25,000 scholarship.

Cameron is a broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University, and wants to become an anchor.

Actor and “Extra” host Mario Lopez hosted the 89-year-old pageant with help from Clinton Kelly of TLC’s “What Not to Wear.”

The panel of judges included radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, actress Vivica Fox, musician Dave Koz, Miss America 2002 Katie Harman and gymnast Shawn Johnson.

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