Official Miss America Press Release: Preliminary Night Two

For Immediate Release

MISS OKLAHOMA JENNIFER BERRY AND MISS VIRGINIA KRISTI LAUREN GLAKAS WIN PRELIMINARY AWARDS IN 2006 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION

Las Vegas, NV- January 18, 2006-

Miss Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry [left dancing and above on the right] was named Wednesday night's preliminary Talent winner for her Ballet en Pointe performance to "Within" by William Joseph during the second night of competition in the 2006 Miss America Pageant at The Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.




Also in the spotlight Was Miss Virginia Kristi Lauren Glakas [right in swimsuit and above on the left], who was the preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit winner in an orange and black Speedo swimsuit with black piping.



The Miss America 2006 final night of competition will be broadcast nationally, live from Las Vegas, on CMT on Saturday night, Jan. 21 from 8-10 p.m. EST, marking the program's 51st anniversary on television.

As the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation's leading achievement programs, The Miss America Organization last year made available more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance. The Miss America Organization provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs. [With their awards, Berry is on the left and Glakas the right.]


Additional information about the Miss America Organization can be found at http://www.MissAmerica.org. For up-to-the-minute competition news and information as well as downloadable high-resolution images of Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and the 2006 Contestants visit the 24-hour access online pressroom at

http://www.MissAmericaPressRoom.com.

To download photos of tonight's preliminary winners, go to http://homepage.mac.com/bvbfoto

Contacts:
Jenni Glenn
Miss America Organization
(609) 345-7571 x17
jenni@missamerica.org

Brooke Primero
BNC
(310) 854-4800
bprimero@bncpr.com

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