Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia, was crowned Miss America 2010, in the pageant held in the Planet Hollywood casino in Las Vegas,
The 22 year-old broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University is from Fredericksburg, Va. She says she wants to get a master’s degree and eventually become a television news anchor. Her platform issue was "Real Talk: AIDS in America."
Cameron won a $50,000 scholarship Saturday night after singing Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and advising parents to limit video games and television when asked about childhood obesity during the onstage interview.
“We need to get our kids back outside, playing with sticks in the street like I did when I was little,” she said. “Expand your mind, go outside and get to see what this world is like.”
Judges were controversial radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, Miss America 2001 Katie Harman, actress Vivica A. Fox, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, musician Dave Koz, former "American Idol" contestant Brooke White and actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez.
This year's competition included 53 contestants from all 50 states including the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
