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Miss Michigan Wins Tiara in Made-Over Pageant

Posted Jan 27, 08 7:43 AM CST in Arts & Living US 

(Newser) – Another year, another Miss America—it was Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund doing the delighted gasping as she donned her crown yesterday—and this time the pageant itself had a makeover. The 87-year-old competition is going for a hip new look and feel, adding doses of blue jeans and reality TV to draw in younger viewers, AP reports.

Tiaras still perched on well-coifed heads, and ball gowns still shimmered on the Las Vegas stage, but Haglund and her runners-up sported trendier (and racier) styles and struck sassier poses than in years past. TLC, which aired the show, premiered the series "Miss America: Reality Check" and introduced fan voting in one stage of the competition.

Source Associated Press

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Miss Michigan, Kirsten Haglund performs during the Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. Haglund was crowned Miss America 2008. (AP Photo/Jae...   (Associated Press)
Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund speaks during a news conference following the pageant at Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)   (Associated Press)
Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund is crowned Miss America 2008 at Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)   (Associated Press)
Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund is crowned Miss America 2008 at Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)   (Associated Press)
Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto, standing left, and Miss Texas Molly Hazlett, standing right, watch as their fellow contestants drop and do push-ups during an elimination at the Miss America 2008 at Planet...   (Associated Press)
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