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Miss America Pageant Now Underway; Former Miss Branson Competing

By: Monte Schisler, News Director
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Miss America Pageant is underway in Las Vegas with former Miss Branson, Sydney Friar, one of the 53 women competing for the crown. Friar qualified for the pageant after winning Miss Missouri last summer.  In an exclusive interview with HometownDailyNews.com, Friar says she’s confident of her chances:

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The Miss America competition started yesterday with individual interview. Today, the contestants will be involved with a video and photo shoot, and tonight they will take the stage for their individual questions. Miss America will be crowned Saturday night, and can be seen live on local ABC affiliate KSPR.

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Former Miss Branson Sydney Friar thought that by the time today rolled around, she would be a nervous wreck.  But that’s not the case, according to the reigning Miss Missouri, one of 53 women competing for Miss America this week in Las Vegas.  In an exclusive interview with HometownDailyNews.com, Friar says she feels a sense of calm, now that the pageant is underway.

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The Miss America competition started yesterday with individual interview, and tonight the contestants will take the stage for their individual questions.  The winner will be crowned Saturday night, and can be seen live on local ABC affiliate KSPR.

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Former Miss Branson Sydney Friar thought that by the time today rolled around, she would be a nervous wreck.  But that’s not the case, according to the reigning Miss Missouri, one of 53 women competing for Miss America this week in Las Vegas.  In an exclusive interview with HometownDailyNews.com, Friar says she feels a sense of calm, now that the pageant is underway. The competition started yesterday with individual interview, and tonight the contestants will take the stage for their individual questions. The winner will be crowned Saturday night, and can be seen live on local ABC affiliate KSPR. 

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The Miss America Pageant is underway in Las Vegas with former Miss Branson, Sydney Friar, one of the 53 women competing for the crown. Friar qualified for the pageant after winning Miss Missouri last summer.  In an exclusive interview with HometownDailyNews.com, Friar says she’s confident of her chances.