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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Miss America Returning to Atlantic City

The pageant spent six years in Las Vegas.

Miss America is heading back to Atlantic City. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno welcomed the pageant back to its birthplace after spending six years in Las Vegas on Thursday morning, Feb. 14. “For decades, the Miss America organization has awarded scholarships to thousands of young women to help further their goals of higher education and achieve their dreams,” Guadagno said. “New Jersey is proud to once again host the Miss America Pageant here in Atlantic City. We are confident that Atlantic City’s famous boardwalk and variety of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues will showcase the city’s vibrancy and attraction to the participants and many visitors that will attend the Miss America Pageant every year.” The pageant began in 1921, and was …

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5:57 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

glad to hear it, we always enjoyed the pagent, kind of a end of summer party   more ›

Monday, January 21, 2013

Egg Harbor City's Miss New Jersey Reaches Zenith of the Pageant World

Lindsey Petrosh competed in Miss America last weekend.

An Egg Harbor City girl who grew up with the same dreams as a million other girls her age had the unique opportunity of putting the exclamation point on her career by living out that dream. Lindsey Petrosh competed in the Miss America pageant on Saturday night, Jan. 12, and although she didn’t win, she had plenty to take away from the experience. “It was a once in a lifetime experience that trumps everything I’ve ever done,” Petrosh said this week. “I grew up with the Miss America pageant in my backyard. Miss America has always been a role model to me.” Petrosh “never missed a pageant” on TV, but competing in it was not something she necessarily imagined she would ever done. In fact, although she has been a singer since she was seven years…

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