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The Miss USA 2010 pageant will be LIVE at the Performing Arts Theatre, located at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Watch it live on Sunday, May 16th Live on NBC at 7 pm ET!

The 22 year-old sang the “Dreamgirls” ballad “Listen,” rocked a bright-yellow evening gown, and exhorted kids to get off the couch and play outdoors – and did so with just enough spunk and charisma to win a $50,000 scholarship over 52 other women.

It was a big night for the Beltway: Cameron, who won the Miss Virginia title last summer as a representative of the Miss Arlington pageant, was joined in the top 10 by opera-singing AU grad Miss D.C. Jen Corey.

Cameron emerged as an early favorite, having won a talent prize during preliminary competition this week. But the Virginia Commonwealth University communications major truly broke away from the pack during Saturday night’s interview portion. While the other six finalists gave halting answers, Cameron seemed prepared for the pop-question about what to do about the epidemic of teen obesity.

“Take away the TV, take away the video games, set some standards for our children!” she proclaimed, eyes a-sparkle, avoiding any ums and you-knows. Children, she said, should be encouraged to go outside, “playing imaginary games with sticks in the street like I did when I was little.”

Cameron doesn’t appear to have the strongest Beltway bona fides: She was crowned Miss Arlington last year — but like so many pageant pros, her big win came only after jumping around from local pageant to local pageant (Springfield, Hanover County, Chesterfield County) in her four-year quest to win the state crown. Her official “platform” in the competition, though little mentioned in Saturday’s broadcast, is AIDS education. She is now the third Miss Virginia in history to win, following Nicole Johnson in 1999 and Kylene Barker in 1979. Like so many past Miss Americans, her goal is to become a TV anchor.

Among the celebrity judges featured on Saturday’s broadcast: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who declared he was looking for four things in the future Miss A: “Poise, confidence, articulation, and she must like herself.”

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1st Runner Up: Kristy Marie Cavinder – Miss California
2nd Runner Up: Stefanie Wittler – Miss Tennessee
3rd Runner Up: Katherine Putnam – Miss Louisiana
4th runner up: Mallory Ervin – Miss Kentucky

Pageant judges include radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, actress Vivica Fox and Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Koz, singer-songwriter Brooke White, actor Paul Rodriguez, and Miss America 2002 Katie Harman.

While keeping the traditional beauty contest elements of talent, evening gown and swimsuit competition, the Miss America Organization is also a source of scholarship assistance; according to the official Web site, the organization offered in 2009 more than $45 million in scholarships through state and local organizations.

Source: Mario Lopez, Clinton Kelly, Rush Limbaugh on Miss America Sat. Jan. 30

Here are the official photos of all 53 contestants

Miss America 2010 Preliminary winners were chosen during the course of three nights of competition. Links to photos are below.

Preliminary Winners – Night One Photos
Miss Puerto Rico – Mimi Pabon, Lifestyle & Fitness Winner
Miss Virginia – Caressa Cameron, Talent Winner

Preliminary Winners – Night Two Photos
Miss California – Kristy Cavinder, Talent Winner
Miss New York – Alyse Zwick, Lifestyle & Fitness Winner

Preliminary Winners – Night Three Photos
Miss Michigan – Nicole Blaszczyk, Talent Winner
Miss Oregon – CC Barber, Lifestyle & Fitness Winner

Here is a full gallery of Preliminary Competition Night Three pictures

Click the picture above to see additional photos from the week of preliminary competitions.

Here are even more photos and video of 2010 Miss America contestants, including swimsuit and evening gown.

UPDATE: Miss America 2010 Semi-Finalists

***Judges’ Choice
Miss Tennessee – Stefanie Wittler
Miss Colorado – Katie Layman
Miss California – Kristy Marie Cavinder
Miss Indiana – Nicole Lynn Pollard
Miss Hawaii – Raeceen Anuenue Woolford
Miss Louisiana – Katherine Putnam
Miss District of Columbia – Jennifer Corey
Miss New Mexico – Nicole Miner
Miss Virginia – Caressa Cameron
Miss Texas – Kristen Blair
Miss Nebraska – Brittany Jeffers

***America’s Choice
Miss Oklahoma – Taylor Treat
Miss Arkansas - Sarah Slocum
Miss Kentucky – Mallory Ervin

***Contestants’ Choice
Miss Oregon – CC Barber

Video is below. Check back for additional video.

YouTube Link Swimsuit – Bikini Competition

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