Miss America: Preliminary Night Three

Congratulations to Outstanding Talent award winner, Miss California, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman [left], who played the fiddle. Recieving honors for Outstanding Swimsuit tonight was Miss District of Columbia, Shannon Schambeau [right].

This concludes preliminary onstage competition; some contestants had their private interview today, while others will meet the judges privately tomorrow. Onstage action resumes Saturday when the Top 10 preliminary scorers will do it all again and Miss America 2006 will be crowned!

[The photos above are official headshots from Miss America's website.]