Inside: Get the skinny on the Miss America 2013 Contestants, Judges, and prizes!

To promote Miss American 2013, 20/20 aired a special Pageant Confidential piece. They put the spotlight on a few different girls while talking about the training, dieting and intense work that happens in the months before showing at the Miss America competition. We took note of the trivia they offered.

Miss America 2013 Trivia

  • A bombshell bra under a bikini is a “secret weapon” for some girls.
  • Allyn Rose (Miss D.C.) will have a double mastectomy after the competition, and roller skates for her talent.
  • Lexie Madden (Miss Wyoming 2013) shows goats and plays the piano for her talent.
  • Ali Rogers (Miss South Carolina) is one of the contestants that follows a strict diet. With three months to the Miss American competition, she wanted to loose about 7 more lbs.
  • Laura McKeeman (Miss Florida) admits her butt is flat, so she’s been training specifically to change that.
  • Molly Bouchard (Miss Maine) lost over 50 lbs before winning her state. She says she’s probably the only girl there who doesn’t have a spray tan.
  • Some states like South Carolina have lots of sponsors for pageant girls, whereas Wyoming does not.
  • Many contestants use hair extensions.
  • Miss Iowa has a name that’s famous: Mariah Cary.
  • There are 53 contestants, which includes women from the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
  • The big prize is a $50,000 scholarship and the Miss America title.
  • Miss Puerto Rico, Kiaraliz Medina had an injury. But she is still in the competition.

Interesting Introductions with Pop Culture

  • Miss Connecticut did mention Sandyhook in her introduction.
  • Miss Florida joked about votes that count and count and count.
  • Leighton Jordan (Miss Georgia) mentioned Honey Boo Boo.
  • Miss Idaho talked about Big Foot.
  • Miss Illinois mentioned Abraham Lincoln, before he was a movie.
  • Angela Venditti of Michigan mentioned Mitt Romney.
  • Miss Nevada, Randi Sundquist, mentioned Tim Tebow.
  • Miss New York mentioned Hurricane Sandy.

America’s Choice

Miss Montana – Alexis Wineman

Miss America Semi Finalists

Miss Texas – Danae Couch

Miss Utah – Kara Arnold

Miss Oklahoma – Alicia Clifton

Miss Wyoming – Lexie Madden

Miss South Carolina – Ali Rogers

Miss Tennessee – Chandler Lawson

Miss Alabama – Anna Laura Bryan

Miss Maryland – Joanna Guy

Miss Illinois – Megan Ervin

Miss Indiana – Merriebeth Cox

Miss New York – Mallory Hytes Hagan

Miss Florida – Laura McKeeman

Miss Kentucky – Jessica Casebolt

Miss Iowa – Mariah Cary

Miss Washington – Mandy Schendel

Miss America 2012 Top 12

Miss Washington – Mandy Schendel

Miss Maryland – Joanna Guy

Miss Texas – DaNae Couch

Miss Alabama – Anna Laura Bryan

Miss New York – Mallory Hytes Hagan

Miss South Carolina – Ali Rogers

Miss Indiana – Merrie Beth Cox

Miss Tennessee – Chandler Lawson

Miss Oklahoma – Alicia Clifton

Miss Wyoming – Lexie Madden

Miss Illinois – Megan Ervin

Miss Iowa – Mariah Cary

Miss America 2013 Talent

Danae Couch twirled a baton to a Donna Summers song.

Chandler Lawson sung “Turning Tables” by Adele.

Megan Ervin danced to “Faithfully’ by Journey.

Alicia Clifton tap danced to a Michael Buble cover of The Beatles song “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

Lexie Madden played her own composition on the piano. Her large earring fell off at the very end.

Joanna Guy sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables.

Mallory Hytes Hagan tap danced to a James Brown song.

Ali Rogers played the a Jackson 5 song on the piano.

Mariah Cary tap danced.

Mandy Schendel sang a Rascal Flatts song.

The Miss America 2013 Judges

Olympian McKayla Maroney, Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke, Miss Miss America 2009 Katie Stam Irk, former Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart, Shark Tank star Daymond John, Good Morning America anchor Sam Champion, and Oprah’s Glam Squad member Bradley Bayou.

The 53 Miss America 2013 Contestants

Miss Alabama: Anna Laura Bryan
Miss Alaska: Debbe Jo Ebben
Miss Arizona: Piper Stoeckel
Miss Arkansas: Sloane Roberts

Allyn Rose

Miss California: Leah Cecil
Miss Colorado: Hannah Porter
Miss Connecticut: Emily Audibert
Miss Delaware: Alyssa Murray
Miss District of Columbia: Allyn Rose

Lexie Madden

Miss Florida: Laura McKeeman
Miss Georgia: Leighton Jordan
Miss Hawaii: Skyler Kamaka
Miss Idaho: Whitney Wood
Miss Illinois: Megan Ervin
Miss Indiana: Merrie Beth Cox

Allyn Rose

Miss Iowa: Mariah Cary
Miss Kansas: Sloane Lewis
Miss Kentucky: Jessica Casebolt
Miss Louisiana: Lauren Vizza
Miss Maine: Molly Bouchard
Miss Maryland: Joanna Guy
Miss Minnesota Siri Freeh
Miss Massachusetts: Taylor Kinzler
Miss Michigan: Angela Venditti
Miss Minnesota: Siri Freeh
Miss Mississippi: Marie Wicks

Lexie Madden

Miss Missouri: Tippe Emmott
Miss Montana: Alexis Wineman
Miss Nebraska: Mariah Cook
Miss Nevada: Randi Sundquist
Miss New Hampshire: Megan Lyman
Miss New Jersey: Lindsey Petrosh
Miss New Mexico: Candice Bennatt
Miss New York: Mallory Hagan
Miss North Carolina: Arlie Honeycutt
Miss North Dakota: Rosie Sauvageau

Lexie Madden

Miss Ohio: Elisa McCracken
Miss Oklahoma: Alicia Clifton
Miss Oregon: Nicole Mead
Miss Pennsylvania: Jordyn Colao
Miss Puerto Rico: Kiaraliz Media
Miss Rhode Island: Kelsey Fournier
Miss South Carolina: Ali Rogers
Miss South Dakota: Calista Kirby
Miss Tennessee: Chandler Lawson

Lexie Madden

Miss Texas: DaNae Couch
Miss Utah: Kara Arnold
Miss Vermont: Chelsea Ingram
Miss Virgin Islands: Aniska Tonge
Miss Virginia: Rosemary Willis
Miss Washington: Mandy Schendel
Miss West Virginia: Kaitlin Gates
Miss Wisconsin: Kate Gorman

(Photo Credit: Miss America Organization, Facebook, Twitter)

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