It’s one of the most prestigious titles in the pageant world, and yesterday Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009.

The beautiful blonde babe wore a vibrant blue strapless dress as she received her tiara at the Planet Hollywood Resort Casino and posed with Donald Trump, the owner of the pageant.

Among the other winners of the day

were Miss West Virginia Jessi Pierson who nabbed the Miss Photogenic title, and Miss Wyoming Cynthia Pate who took home the Miss Congeniality award.

Dalton’s victory has earned her a year’s use of a New York City apartment, a public relations team, a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy and an undisclosed salary.

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