Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

“It feels really natural,” Dalton said of her win. “I’ve worked so be here and this has been my lifelong dream and it’s finally here. And whoever knew you could win in a turquoise gown?”

The 22-year-old blue eyed beauty from Wilmington is an aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer. Her mother was Miss North Carolina USA 1982 and her sister was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008.

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

Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, was named first runner-up.

More photos of Kristen Dalton below.

Miranda May Kerr (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model best known as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. She was the first Australian addition to the Victoria’s Secret campaign, and was the face of Australian fashion chain Portmans and now David Jones Limited. Kerr entered modeling in the fashion industry in her mid-teens after winning a 1997 Australian nation-wide model search hosted by Dolly magazine and Impulse fragrances.

Yesterday we had some very sexy Adriana Lima bikini pictures, and today we’ve got the lovely Adriana Lima in Lingerie. This is all basically just an ad for Victoria’s Secret, but like I’ve said before, if they’re going to go to the trouble of paying Adriana Lima tons of money to get half naked, I’m going to make sure their money is well spent.

Bar Refaeli (born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model, known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She is the 2009 covermodel of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

She began a modeling career at the age of eight months, appearing in commercials. She had to wear braces in her early years, postponing her modeling. At age 15, Refaeli returned to modeling with the representation of Irene Marie Models.

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Jennifer Ellison (born 30 May 1983) is an English actress, glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison, who was born in Liverpool, is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003 and has recently made appearances in many different television shows, and as Meg Giry in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. She is a former girlfriend of Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool and England footballer.