Female Beauty

Additional winners of Miss America 2007 preliminary competitions were announced over the weekend. In preliminaries, the 52 women seeking the crown compete on three consecutive nights, with their cumulative scores determining who makes the top 10 on Monday. The preliminary scores account for 30 percent of their totals. Two pretty ladies, Miss California Jacquelynne Fontaine and Miss Pennsylvania Emily Wills were the winners Saturday as preliminary competition drew to a close for the 2007 Miss America Pageant. The televised finals and crowning of Miss America will be Monday at the Aladdin Resort & Casino.

The 24-year-old, Miss Fontaine, of Moorpark, California, won a $2,000 scholarship for her vocal performance of “Vissi d’arte” from the opera “Tosca” in the talent competition. She is a music and vocal arts major at the University of Southern California and aspires to earn a doctorate in music.

Miss Wills, 24, of Beaver, Pennsylvania, won $1,000 in the swimsuit competition. The Pennsylvania State University student studying psychology and communication arts and sciences, wore a black-and-white striped bikini with red piping.

Saturday night’s preliminary winners joined Miss Hawaii Pilialoha Gaison and Miss Nebraska Molly McGrath in a magenta Venus swimsuit, who won in talent and swimsuit categories Friday, and Miss Texas Shilah Phillips and Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson, who won Thursday. To recognize community service, Miss Rhode Island Allison Rogers, Miss Arizona Hilary Griffith and Miss Alabama Melinda Toole were recognized with the Quality of Life Award from the Miss America organization

The pageant’s Monday night time slot is a break from tradition. CMT took the pageant off Saturday night in search of a bigger audience. The shows also serve as a sort of dress rehearsal for the Monday (Jan.29) pageant, which will be telecast by cable network Country Music Television starting at 8 p.m. EST.

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