Saturday, Jun. 27, 2009

The Miss Georgia 2009 is over

11:19 p.m. It's over for another year. Congratulations to all.

11:13 p.m. Kristina Higgins, Miss Capital City, is crowned the 2009 Miss Georgia. She receives a $15,000 scholarship.

First runner-up is Miss Cobb County Emily Cook, and receives $7,500. The other runners-up are Miss University of Georgia Briana Jewett, $5,000; Miss Golden Isles Courtney Herndon, $3,000 and Miss Southern Heartland Laura Stone, $2,500.

The other five Top 10 finalists each receive a $1,000 scholarship and the other five Top 15 finalists each receive a $500 scholarship

11:04 p.m. 1,166 people are watching WRBL-TV 3's live feed.

Chasity Hardman's videotaped segment saying good-bye is shown, just before the new Miss Georgia is crowned.

10:56 p.m. The Top 5 contestants are interviewed on stage by Tammy Terry of WRBL-TV 3.

10:52 p.m. Featured singer David Williams sings "You Raise Me Up."

10:40 p.m. Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2008 Hilary Pulos gets a standing ovation.

The Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen is Miss Cobb County Brianna Godshalk, 16, who gets a $1,500 scholarship.

The runners up are Colby Dee Coskery, Miss Capital City, $750; Maggie Bridges, Miss Southern Rivers, $500; Cammie Cunningham, Miss Warner Robins, $350; Sara Whetsell, Miss Albany, $250.

The other five finalists each receive $100 scholarships.

The Overall Talent winner is Miss Cobb County Brianna Godshalk, Overall Evening Wear is Miss Cobb County Brianna Godshalk, the Overall Fitness winner is Miss Capital City Colby Dee Coskery and the Overall Interview winner is Miss Golden Isles Colleen Stafford. Each winner gets a scholarship. Talent winner gets $350, the evening wear and fitness winners get $250 each and interview winner gets $300.

10:35 p.m. Miss Georgia 2008 Chasity Hardman sings "Home" from "The Wiz" to a standing ovation.

Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2008 Hilary Pulos says good-bye in a filmed segment.

10:29 p.m. April has changed into yet another beautiful gown. This one's a strapless, light gold gown embellished with sequins.

The Top 5 contestants are anounced. They are Miss University of Georgia Briana Jewett, Miss Southern Heartland Laura Stone, Miss Capital City Kristina Higgins, Miss Cobb County Emily Cook Miss Golden Isles Courtney Herndon.

10:22 p.m. The evening wear competition begins.

10:18 p.m. Featured vocalist David Williams sings "Fever" as the 35 Miss Georgia contestants come on stage.

10 p.m. Former Miss Georgias in the house are introduced. There are nine in the house tonight, including April.

Before the competition begins, Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2008 Hilary Pulos dances to "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables."

The question-and-answer session/evening wear competition begins at 10:10 p.m.

9:38 p.m. Before the 10 Miss Georgia 2009 contestants begin the talent competition, April Brinson Slaughenhoup tells a funny story about her young daughter's first beauty pageant. She said when her daughter, Evie, didn't win, she was crying. And April told her that she can't win all the time. Evie said, "But you always win everything." April told her, "No, baby, Mommy went to Miss America and she was robbed."