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Miss Texas, Morgan Matlock, left, and Miss Montana, Sophia Steinbeisser, prepared for a dress rehearsal Thursday for the Miss America pageant, which will be held tonight in Las Vegas. After 85 years in Atlantic City, the contest is adjusting easily to its new home.[/COLOR]

Several Miss America contestants participated in a ceremony with David Siegel, founder, president and CEO of Westgate Resorts, to break ground on the construction of the Planet Hollywood Towers development in Las Vegas.[/COLOR]

Miss California, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman, practices the fiddle before a dress rehearsal for the talent competition.[/COLOR]

Miss Idaho, Tracey Renee Brown, stretches in the aisle during a dress rehearsal for the talent competition.[/COLOR]

Miss Oklahoma, Jennifer Berry, performed during a preliminary competition on Wednesday night.[/COLOR]

From left, Miss New Jersey, Julie Robenhymer, performing a dance routine on Thursday night; Miss Alabama, Alexa Jones, in a preliminary swimsuit competition on Wednesday night; and Miss Texas, Morgan Matlock, in a preliminary evening gown competition on Wednesday night.[/COLOR]

Contestants clap during a preliminary competition on Wednesday night for the Miss America 2006 pageant. The pageant moved from Atlantic City, its home for 85 years, to Las Vegas in an effort to head off a dwindling television audience.[/COLOR]
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