Photo from the Miss America website for Miss Washington

About the Miss America Show Pageant, quoting Wikipedia.

The Countdown to the crowning of Miss America will premier tonight on TLC/Discovery Channel, with the live pageant on Jan. 24th.
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Quoting the Miss America website about Miss Washington:
Janet Harding
Yelm, Washington
Age: 21

Education:
Yelm High School
Western Washington University

Platform Issue: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Scholastic Ambition: Elementary Education; Double Major in Social Studies

Talent: Piano

Scholastic Honors: Twin Star Credit Union Scholarship; Presidential Freedom Scholarship; Top Ten of Yelm High School 2005

Career Ambition: To become an elementary school teacher

Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Tahoma (Washington State Sweeper Pageant)

From the NVN:
"Before Harding leaves for two weeks in Las Vegas, Nev., she will host a fashion show and brunch.

Guests will get a sneak peak at Harding’s entire Miss America wardrobe.

Harding will also perform her talent.

'It’s really a send-off celebration,' Harding said. 'It’s for those people who offer support and encouragement.'

The event is noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Liberty Theater in Puyallup.

Tickets are $35. Guests must RSVP by Dec. 28.

For tickets call Ron Harding at 360-458-9679 or e-mail rnmharding@aol.com"

More from the Jan. 2nd NVN
and the Jan, 2nd Seattle P-I.

THE YELM COMMUNITY BLOG WISHES MISS HARDING WELL IN HER COMPETITION REPRESENTING WASHINGTON STATE IN THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT.