Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, was crowned Miss America 2010 tonight at the 2010 Miss America Pageant broadcast live on TLC from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas (Photos courtesy of Miss America Organization).
Pictured above: Caressa Cameron receives her crown from Miss America 2009, Katie Stam.
Cameron, 22, is from Fredricksburg, Virginia. She attends the Massaponax High School Virginia Commonwealth University and is working on a Master’s degree in Mass Communications. She eventually plans to become an anchor for a television news station.

The top five final contestants tonight were:
- Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron
- Miss California, Kristy Cavinder
- Miss Tennessee, Stefanie Wittler
- Miss Louisiana, Katherine Putnam
- Miss Kentucky, Mallory Ervin
For more information, visit http://www.MissAmerica.com