# Miss America 2012

Miss America 2012 was the 85th Miss America pageant, held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 14, 2012.
Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska crowned her Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin as her successor at the end of this event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 2012 | Wisconsin – Laura Kaeppeler |
| 1st Runner-Up | Oklahoma – Betty Thompson* |
| 2nd Runner-Up | New York – Kaitlin Monte |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Arizona – Jennifer Sedler |
| 4th Runner-Up | California – Noelle Freeman |
| Top 10 | Illinois – Hannah Smith  Iowa – Jessica Pray  Louisiana – Hope Anderson  Tennessee – Erin Hatley  Texas – Kendall Morris |
| Top 13 | Alabama – Courtney Porter**  Florida – Kristina Janolo  South Carolina – Bree Boyce |
| Top 15 | North Carolina – Hailey Best  Virginia – Elizabeth Crot |
* - America's Choice
** - Saved by eliminated delegates after Swimsuit Competition to compete in Evening Gown as a "wild card"

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | New York - Kaitlin Monte Texas - Kendall Morris Utah - Danica Olsen |
| Talent | Hawaii - Lauren Cheape Oklahoma - Betty Thompson Wisconsin - Laura Kaeppeler |

#### Quality of Life award

| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Kentucky - Ann-Blair Thornton | Alzheimer's Awareness Research |
| 1st runner-up | New Hampshire - Regan Hartley | - |
| 2nd runner-up | Michigan - Elizabeth Wertenberger | - |
| Finalists | Arkansas - Kristen Glover Hawaii - Lauren Cheape Minnesota - Natalie Davis New York - Kaitlin Monte Ohio - Ellen Bryan | Various |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Nebraska - Kayla Batt |
| Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award | Louisiana - Hope Anderson |
| Four Points Award | Idaho - Genevieve Nutting |
| Non-finalist Talent Award | Delaware - Maria Cahill Hawaii - Lauren Cheape Nebraska - Kayla Batt Washington - Brittney Henry |
| Ric Ferentz Non-finalist Interview Award | District of Columbia - Ashley Boalch |

## Judges

The seven judges for the competition were:
* dancer and musician Mark Ballas
* television personality Raúl De Molina
* television producer Mike Fleiss
* television personality Kris Jenner
* actress Teri Polo
* personal trainer Chris Powell
* television personality Lara Spencer

## Contestants

The followingontestants competed for the title.
| State/district/terr. | Name |
| Alabama | Courtney Porter |
| Alaska | Katy Lovegreen |
| Arizona | Jennifer Sedler |
| Arkansas | Kristen Glover |
| California | Noelle Freeman |
| Colorado | Diana Tremaine |
| Connecticut | Morgan Amarone |
| Delaware | Maria Cahill |
| District of Columbia | Ashley Boalch |
| Florida | Kristina Janolo |
| Georgia | Michaela Lackey |
| Hawaii | Lauren Cheape |
| Idaho | Genevieve Nutting |
| Illinois | Hannah Smith |
| Indiana | Jackie Jerlecki |
| Iowa | Jessica Pray |
| Kansas | Carissa Kelley |
| Kentucky | Ann-Blair Thornton |
| Louisiana | Hope Anderson |
| Maine | Julia Furtado |
| Maryland | Carlie Colella |
| Massachusetts | Molly Whalen |
| Michigan | Elizabeth Wertenberger |
| Minnesota | Natalie Davis |
| Mississippi | Mary Margaret Roark |
| Missouri | Sydney Friar |
| Montana | Veronika Ohlinger |
| Nebraska | Kayla Batt |
| Nevada | Alana Lee |
| New Hampshire | Regan Hartley |
| New Jersey | Katharyn Nicolle |
| New Mexico | Sarina Turnbull |
| New York | Kaitlin Monte |
| North Carolina | Hailey Best |
| North Dakota | Ariana Walker |
| Ohio | Ellen Bryan |
| Oklahoma | Betty Thompson |
| Oregon | Caroline McGowan |
| Pennsylvania | Juliann Sheldon |
| Puerto Rico | Laura Ramirez |
| Rhode Island | Robin Bonner |
| South Carolina | Bree Boyce |
| South Dakota | Anna Simpson |
| Tennessee | Erin Hatley |
| Texas | Kendall Morris |
| Utah | Danica Olsen |
| Vermont | Katie Levasseur |
| Virgin Islands | Camila Daniels |
| Virginia | Elizabeth Crot |
| Washington | Brittney Henry |
| West Virginia | Spenser Wempe |
| Wisconsin | Laura Kaeppeler |
| Wyoming | Catherine Brown |

## Replacements

* Montana - Veronika Ohlinger was originally the 1st runner-up but later was crowned Miss Montana 2011 to replace the original winner Taryn Chuter, who resigned due to a knee injury that required surgery.