Sunday, January 28, 2007

MISS CALIFORNIA JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE AND MISS PENNSYLVANIA EMILY WILLS, WIN PRELIMINARY AWARDS AT 2007 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION

PRESS CONTACTS:
Sharon Pearce
Miss America Organization
609-345-7571, ext. 17
sharon@missamerica.org

MISS CALIFORNIA JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE AND MISS PENNSYLVANIA EMILY WILLS, WIN PRELIMINARY AWARDS AT 2007 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION

Las Vegas, NV - January 27, 2007 - Miss California Jacquelynne Fontaine was named Saturday night's preliminary Talent winner for her Operatic Vocal performance to “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca during the third night of competition in the 2007 Miss America Pageant at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Jacquelynne will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Also in the spotlight was Miss Pennsylvania Emily Wills, who was the preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit winner in a black and white striped Venus swimsuit with red piping. Emily will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

The Miss America 2007 final night of competition will be broadcast nationally, live from Las Vegas, on CMT on Monday night, Jan. 29 from 8-10 p.m. EST.

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.

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 2006 Jennifer Berry and the 2007 Contestants visit the 24-hour access online pressroom at
http://www.MissAmericaPressRoom.com.

To download photos of tonight’s preliminary winners, go to http://www.missamerica.org.



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