America's Beauty 2013

**The 3rd America's Beauty** Competition will be held in Los Angeles on March 8, 2013. **Hannah Smith** of **Illinois** crowned **Laura McKeeman** of **Florida** her succesor at the end of the event .

Contestants from 50 states , plus **District Of Columbia**, **Puerto Rico** and The **Virgin Islands** competed in this event.

## Results

 **1st Runner Up** | * Rhode Island - Kelsey Fournier
 **2nd Runner Up** | * District of Columbia - Allyn Rose
 **Top 7** | * Colorado - Hannah Porter
* Louisiana - Lauren Vizza
* New York - Mallory Hagan
* South Carolina - Ali Rogers
 **Top 11** | * Montana - Alexis Wineman
* New Hampshire - Megan Lyman
* Oklahoma - Alicia Clifton (§)
* Wyoming - Lexie Madden
 **Top 16** | * California - Leah Cecil
* Delaware - Alyssa Murray
* Illinois - Megan Jo Ervin
* Nebraska - Mariah Cook
* Ohio - Elissa McCracken

* **California**, **Illinois** & **Rhode Island** Placed For The Third Consecutive Time.
* **Colorado**, **Delaware**, **Louisiana** & **Wyoming** Placed For The Second Consecutive Time.
* **New Hampshire** & **Oklahoma** Placed For The First Time Since 2011.
* **District Of Columbia**, **Florida**, **Montana**, **Nebraska**, **New York**, **Ohio** & **South Carolina** Placed For The Very First Time.

**Automatic Spots :**
* Massachusetts - Taylor Kinzler
* New Mexico - Candice Bennatt (¶)
 Contestant's Choice (¶)
 Top 5
* Pennsylvania - Jordyn Colao
* Tennessee - Chandler Lawson
* Vermont - Chelsea Ingram

(§) Voted by the public to advance to the Top 16.

(¶) Voted by the contestants to advance to the Top 30.

## Preliminary Awards

* **Florida - Laura McKeeman**
* **New York - Mallory Hagan**
 Talent
* **South Dakota - Calista Kirby**
* **The Virgin Islands - Aniska Tonge**

 2nd Place
 3rd Place
 Finalists
* **Colorado - Hannah Porter**
* **Florida - Laura McKeeman**
* **Louisiana - Lauren Vizza**

## Preliminary Rounds

### Round 1 : Lifestyle & Fitness / Talent

Contestants were divided into 9 geographical divisions , and then competed in 2 events :

1. **Lifestyle & Fitness** : Contestants wore activewear and walked the stage , showing their fitness & athletic lifestyle. Scores attributed consisted of half the overall score.
2. **Talent** : Contestants performed their chosen talent , to showcase their artistry & creativity. Scores attributed consisted of half the overall score.

The average of the 2 scores determines which 29 delegates will advance to **Round 2**, plus the **Contestant's Choice**.

#### **Northeast :**

New England :
  Maine - Molly Bouchard

Mid-Atlantic :
  New Jersey - Lindsey Petrosh

#### **Midwest :**

East North Central :
  Indiana - MerrieBeth Cox

West North Central :
  North Dakota - Rosie Sauvageau
  Minnesota - Siri Joy Freeh

#### **South :**

South Atlantic :
  Georgia - Leighton Jordan
  Maryland - Joanna Guy
  North Carolina - Arlie Honeycut

East South Central :
  Mississippi - Marie Wicks

West South Central :
  Arkansas - Sloane Roberts

#### **West**

Mountain :
  Nevada - Randi Sundquist
  Idaho - Whitney Wood

Pacific & Isles :
  Washington - Mandy Schendel
  Alaska - Debbe Eben

### Round 2 : Quality Of Life

The Top 30 compete in 4 geographical regions, and present to the preliminary jury their "Quality Of Life" Project : A social platform they wish to advocate and have worked on as state titleholders. This Attributes to 80% of their Round 2 scores, while the other 20% consist of their Round 1 score.

15 contestants with the highest averages in their respective regions will qualifiy to the **Final Round**, plus **America's Choice**.

**Northeast :**
  Connecticut - Emily Audibert

**Midwest :**
  South Dakota - Calista Kirby
  Missouri - Chelsea Emmott
  Kansas - Sloane Lewis

**South :**
  Kentucky - Jessica Casebolt
  West Virginia - Kaitlin Gates

**West :**
  Puerto Rico - Kiaraliz Medina
  Utah - Kara Arnold
  The Virgin Islands - Aniska Tonge
  Oregon - Nichole Mead

### Round 3 : Final Night

* On the Coronation Night, the Top 16 contestants compete in front of the final jury panel in **Swimsuits**. 11 contestants with the highest marks advance.
* The Top 11 compete in **Evening Gowns,** and only 7 advance.
* The Top 7 compete in **Jury's Q&A**, and along with impressions from the entire competition, the jury determine the winner & final ranking.