Voting Now Open for the Miss America's '2013 America's Choice' Competition

The Miss America Organization is proud to announce voting is now underway for the 2013 America's Choice Competition. While the esteemed panel of judges for the 2013 competition will be tasked with making their decisions on the spot at the pageant airing live from Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 12 on ABC, now all of America can vote for their favorites and catapult one lucky contestant into the finals as America's Choice. Fifty-three exciting videos made by each of the 2013 contestants, showing off their style and personality and explaining why they should be chosen as the next Miss America are now live online and the votes will determine one contestant as America's Choice!

Fans from across the country can cast their vote via one (1) of the following two (2) methods:

Vote for your favorite contestant's video on:
http://www.missamerica.org/videocontest/

Visit the "Video Contest" tab on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MissAmericaOrganization/app_128953167177144

There is a limit of one (1) vote per person and internet accessible device per contestant throughout.

The Miss America Pageant and the scholarship program are among the most enduring endeavors in modern American history. The Miss America Organization today is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million available in scholarship assistance, helping young women all across the country to reach their dreams and goals. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.