Miss USA 2009 Winners Result

Miss North Carolina 2009 Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Miss North Carolina USA crowned Miss USA 2009

The 22-year-old aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer from Wilmington edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, and second runner-up Miss Arizona USA Alicia-Monique Blanco, of Phoenix.

Miss USA 2009 Pageant Results:

Miss USA 2009: North Carolina - Kristen Dalton

1st runner-up : California - Carrie Prejean

2nd runner-up : Arizona - Alicia Blanco

3rd runner-up : Utah - Laura Chukanov

4th runner-up : Kentucky - Maria Montgomery

Top 10

Texas - Brooke Daniels
Tennessee - Kristen Motil
Arkansas - Chanley Painter
South Carolina - Stephanie Smith
West Virginia - Jessi Pierson

Top 15

Virginia - Maegan Phillips
Minnesota - Erica Nego
Georgia - Kimberly Gittings
Idaho - Melissa Weber
Connecticut - Monica Pietrzak

source: news.yahoo.com