She also has a beauty queen grandmother who won a title back in 1944.
Here's the official results for the 2008 Miss America beauty pageant:
MISS AMERICA 2008: Michigan, Kirsten Haglund
1st Runner Up: Indiana, Nicole Rash
2nd Runner Up: Washington Elyse Umemoto
3rd Runner Up: Virginia Hannah Kiefer
4th Runner Up: North Carolina Jessica Jacobs
Top 8 Finalists:
California, Melissa Chaty
Wisconsin, Christina Thompson
Texas, Molly Hazlett
Top 10 Semi-Finalists:
Iowa, Diana Reed
Georgia, Leah Massee
Top 16 Semi-Finalists:
South Carolina, Crystal Garrett
Tennessee, Grace Gore
Arkansas, Katie Bailey
Florida, Kylie Jean Williams
Utah, Jill Stevens
Mississippi, Kimberly Morgan
Preliminary Winners:
Talent: Iowa, Diana Reed; Massachusetts, Valerie Amaral; Connecticut, Dana Daunis
Swimsuit: Rhode Island, Ashley Bickford
Lifestyle & Fitness: Michigan, Kirsten Haglund; Texas, Molly Hazlett
Quality of Life Award: Nevada, Caleche Manos; Runners Up - Florida, Kylie Jean Williams and Oklahoma, Makenna Smith
Non-winning delegates:
Alabama Jamie Langley
Alaska Cari Leyva
Arizona Nicole Turner
Colorado Maggie Ireland
Delaware Brittany Dempsey
District of Columbia Shayna Rudd
Hawaii Ashley Layfield
Idaho Sadie Quigley
Illinois Ashley Hatfield
Kansas Alyssa George
Kentucky Kaitlynne Postel
Louisiana Amanda Joseph
Maine Tara Allain
Maryland Shana Powell
Minnesota Jennifer Hudspeth
Missouri Lindsay Casmaer
Montana Kristen Mantooth
Nebraska Ashley Bauer
New Hampshire Rachel Barker
New Jersey Amy Polumbo
New Mexico Jenny Marlowe
New York Elisabeth Baldanza
North Dakota Ashley Young
Ohio Roberta Camp
Oregon Kari Virding
Pennsylvania Rachel Brooks
South Dakota Kate Wismer
Vermont Rachel Ann Cole
Virgin Islands Janeisha John
West Virginia Summer Wyatt
Wyoming Jennifer McCafferty
Last year's winner was Lauren Nelson from Oklahoma.
Photos courtesy of missamerica.org
Source URL: https://mykiru1.blogspot.com/2008/01/kirsten-haglund-of-michigan-is-miss.html
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