''America's Prom Queen'' is a

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series created by consumer marketer

Krishnan Menon Krishnan is a common name in South India. Krishnan refers to the Hindu deity Krishna. Krishnan is also combined with other names into a single name such as Ananthakrishnan, Balakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, Jayakrishnan, Muralikrishnan, Ramakrishnan, ...

and produced by PB&J Television that debuted on

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on March 17, 2008. The show follows 10 girls aspiring for the title of "America's Prom Queen". Each week, the girls face a prom-related challenge, and girls will be eliminated until one remains.ABC Family: America's Prom Queen
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Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...

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. On April 21, 2008, Katelyn was crowned America's Prom Queen.

Contestants

*Torree Whitney, from

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- Eliminated in Episode 1 *Niah Chapman, from

Arlington, MA Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census. History European colonists settled the Town of Arlington in 1635 as a village w ...

- Eliminated in Episode 2 *Samantha Fox, from

Costa Mesa, CA Costa Mesa (; Spanish for "Table Coast") is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John W ...

- Eliminated in Episode 3 *LaShell Alexander, from

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- Eliminated in Episode 4 *Kendra Cucino, from

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- Eliminated in Episode 5 *Carmen Matheny, from

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- Eliminated in Episode 5 *Ashley Arillotta, from

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- Eliminated in Episode 5 *Macy Erwin, from

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- Runner-Up *Amanda Eugenio, from

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- Runner-Up *Katelyn Morgan, from

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- Winner

Committee members

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, recording artist and television personality *

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, editor-in-chief of

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magazine *

Jai Rodriguez Jai Rodriguez is an American actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''. He has also co-authored a book with the other ''Queer ...

, actor, musician, and star of ''

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'' *

Theo Von Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski (born March 19, 1980), known professionally as Theo Von, is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, television personality, YouTuber, and actor. He is the host of the ''This Past Weekend'' podcast and former co- ...

, stand-up comedian and former ''

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'' contestant *

Sean Kingston Kisean Paul Anderson (born February 3, 1990), better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is an American-Jamaican singer and rapper. He is known for his hit songs " Beautiful Girls", " Fire Burning", " Take You There", and his collaboration wi ...

, singer (guest judge in Episode 2) *

Spencer Grammer Spencer Karen Grammer (born October 9, 1983) is an American actress best known for her roles as the voice of Summer Smith in the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series ''Rick and Morty'' and as Casey Cartwright in the ABC Family college comed ...

, actress and star of ''

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'' (guest judge in Episode 5) * Robert Adamson, actor and star of '' Lincoln Heights'' (guest judge in Episode 6)

Episodes and eliminations

Summaries

References

External links

Official ABC Site
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