Once again, Miss America is from OklahomaAspiring Broadway star Lauren Nelson is crowned in VegasSlide showThe new Miss America is crowned in Las VegasUpdated: 11:10 p.m. ET Jan 29, 2007
LAS VEGAS - Lauren Nelson, an aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America on Monday night, the second year in a row that a Miss Oklahoma has won the crown.
Nelson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., is a student at the University of Central Oklahoma and wants to get her master’s degree in musical theater.
Shilah Phillips, the first black Miss Texas, was first runner-up, and Miss Georgia, Amanda Kozak, was second runner-up. Viewers voted Miss Alabama, Melinda Toole, as Miss Congeniality.