Miss America 2008 is Miss Kristen Haglund

The 10 Finalists for Miss America 2008


Miss Michigan, Kirsten Haglund (Winner)
Miss Iowa, Diana Reed
Miss North Carolina, Jessica Marie Jacobs (Runner Up)
Miss California, Melissa Chaty
Miss Indiana, Nicole Elizabeth Rash (Runner Up)
Miss Georgia, Leah Massee
Miss Washington, Elyse Umemoto (Runner Up)
Miss Virginia, Hannah Martine Kiefer (Runner Up)
Miss Texas, Molly Leah Hazlett
Miss Wisconsin, Christina Anna Thompson
Crowd favorite Miss Utah, Sgt. Jill Stevens, an Army combat medic veteran from Afghanistan, finished in the Top 16 Finalists.
The judges for the pageant were Trace Ayala, Sarah Ivens, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jason La Padura, Kim Lyons, Robin Meade, James Arthur Ray.