Miss Michigan Wins Tiara in Made-Over Pageant

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. (More Miss America stories.)