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Watch Miss Pennsylvania Juliann Sheldon on Miss America Saturday Night

Miss Pennsylvania Juliann Sheldon, a Plum Borough native, will compete for the Miss America crown.

Don't forget to watch on the Miss America pageant tonight.

The show will broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at 9 p.m. on ABC.

Sheldon was crowned Miss Pennsylvania in June, just six months after getting her start in beauty pageants. Sheldon qualified for the Miss Pennsylvania competition after being crowned Miss Jewel of the West in April and is the first contestant to win the title in her first year since 1999, when Susan Spafford won the crown.

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Spafford went on to win second runner-up in the 2000 Miss America pageant.


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