Katie Stam Wins Miss America 2009 (Photos)

Miss America 2009 was crowned on Saturday night in Las Vegas and the winner was Miss Indiana - Katie Stam. She is a communications major at the University of Indianapolis and wants to one day be a TV reporter. Her platform is community service and involvement.

She wins a $50,000 scholarship (enough to pay for about a semester of college) and gets to tour the country for the next year as the new Miss America.

Miss Stam beat out (Top 5) Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman, Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers, Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith and Miss Florida - Sierra Minott to become the new Miss America. She was crowned by Kirsten Haglund who was Miss America for 2008.







Top 5 Finalists

Miss Indiana - Katie Stam
Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman
Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers
Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith
Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Top 7 (In random order)

Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith
Miss California - Jackie Geist
Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman
Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington
Miss Indiana - Katie Stam
Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers
Miss Florida - Sierra Minott

Top 10 (In random order)

Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold
Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman
Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith
Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox
Miss Indiana - Katie Stam
Miss Florida - Sierra Minott
Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington
Miss California - Jackie Geist
Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers
Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy
Top 12 (In random order)

Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman
Miss Indiana - Katie Stam
Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy
Miss Arkansas - Ashlen Batson
Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox
Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold
Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers
Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith
Miss California - Jackie Geist
Miss Florida - Sierra Minott
Miss Kentucky - Emily Cox
Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington

Top 15 (In random order)

Miss South Dakota - Alexandra Hoffman
Miss Georgia - Chasity Hardman
Miss Indiana - Katie Stam
Miss Alabama - Amanda Tapley
Miss Michigan - Ashlee Baracy
Miss Delaware - Galen Giaccone
Miss Arkansas - Ashlen Batson
Miss Hawaii - Nicole Fox
Miss DC - Katie Marie Grinold
Miss Iowa - Olivia Myers
Miss New York - Leigh Taylor Smith
Miss California - Jackie Geist
Miss Florida - Sierra Minott
Miss Kentucky - Emily Cox
Miss Tennessee - Ellen Carrington