The 2013 Miss America Pageant will air this Saturday evening at 9:00 p.m. {ET} on ABC. Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012, will relinquish the title to one of the 53 contestants competing to win the coveted crown.
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012
Before you watch the pageant, you must see the special edition of "20/20," Pageant Confidential: The Road to Miss America. It airs right before the pageant on Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. {ET} on ABC.
The program will take a look at what it takes to become Miss America and will be anchored by Good Morning America anchor and former Miss America Judge Lara Spencer. For 6 months, ABC's cameras captured candid moments of the journeys of several of the young women determined to don the coveted crown--as they are transformed from state beauty queens to the polished Miss America contenders seen on stage.
YOU have the opportunity to vote for a finalist at the Miss America competition. On the Miss America site, there are videos for all of the 53 contestants. I have chosen some favorites and placed my vote for my #1 favorite. The voting will close Thursday, January 10th at 11:59 p.m. {PST}.
Here are my top five favorites going into the pageant:
Miss Colorado
Miss South Carolina
Miss Maryland
Miss Idaho
Miss Oklahoma