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Miss Indiana Katie Stam, a viewer-selected finalist, wins Miss America

The woman who won Miss America Saturday night was selected as a finalist by viewers of TCL’s reality series Countdown to the Crown. Miss Indiana, Katie Stam, won the title and $50,000. The runner-up, Miss Georgia Chastity Hardman, was also one of four viewer-selected finalists; viewers also voted for Miss South Dakota Alexandra Hoffman and …

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Countdown to the Crown ends tonight with viewers four joining Miss America pageant

The Miss America pageant airs tomorrow night on TLC, and four of the finalists will be selected by viewers after tonight’s conclusion of Countdown to the Crown, which airs at 10 p.m. ET. That’s the reality series that “follows 52 state title holders as they live together on the Queen Mary luxury ocean liner and …

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Miss America Reality Check ends tonight, followed by live, HD pageant Saturday

Miss America: Reality Check, the reality series following the Miss America contestants, concludes its four-episode run tonight at 10 p.m. ET. That is “the latest in multiple makeovers to the show in recent years, all in an effort to save the storied ceremony,” according to The New York Daily News, which reports that the show …

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Miss America: Reality Check, Carson Kressley’s How to Look Good Naked debut tonight

Almost three years after the first announcement that the Miss America pageant would involve a reality series, Miss America: debuts tonight on TLC at 10 p.m. ET. Hosted by Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie, the series follows the 52 contestants as they live together and participate in pageant-related challenges. When it was announced, TLC said that …

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Miss America contestants will first compete in a TLC reality series, Miss America: Reality Check

The long journey to turning Miss America into a reality show will end in a four-part TLC reality series this January. The network previously announced this show, but reality programs related to the pageant haven’t had success in actually making it from announcement to air. Last year, CMT ditched a planned reality series and aired …

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