Kirsten Haglund

Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26. Haglund, at the time 19 years old, is crowned Miss America 2008. A young Kirsten strikes a ballet pose. She once dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina. Haglund dances in a production of "The Nutcracker." Haglund takes time to pose with some young girls at a fair in Michigan as Miss Oakland County in 2007. Haglund speaks at the National Press Club in...Read Full Story

Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund To Be Featured on Fox News FOX News Channel Tuesday, January 20  approx. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST* Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund will be interviewed live from Washington D.C. by Fox political news correspondent, Megyn Kelly on FOX News Channel, January 20 between 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST* about her participation in the historic events of the day. Kirsten will begin by riding down Pennsylvania Avenue on the USO Inaugural Float while greeting thousands in the...Read Full Story

TUNE IN ALERT Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund  to Appear on FOX News Channel’s FOX & Friends with Co-host and Miss America 1989 Gretchen Carlson to feature COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN Friday, January 2, 2009 Live Via Satellite at 8:50 a.m. EST Miss America 1989 and morning news anchor, Gretchen Carlson, will interview Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund on FOX News Channel’s FOX & Friends Friday, January 2 live via satellite at 8:50 a.m. EST.  The segment will focus on the TLC reality series...Read Full Story

Congratulations!Miss Michigan, Kirsten Haglund, won the title of Miss America on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 19 year old Farmington Hills native sang “Over the Rainbow” in the talent competition and wore a black and gold bikini in the swimsuit portion to help her clinch the title. Haglund, who batted anorexia 3 years ago, says of the eating disorder, “I was a completely different person. It's not a pretty sight…You have to have curves. You can't look like a stick-thin model."Looking...Read Full Story

Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star from Farmington Hills, Michigan was crowned Miss America 2008 tonight at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The final night of Miss America Live! was broadcast from Las Vegas on TLC. . Kirsten’s triumphant walk across the stage was just the beginning of a journey that will take her to every corner of the country during her year of service as Miss America 2008. She will travel approximately 20,000 miles...Read Full Story