Miss America 2009, the 84th Miss America pageant will held at the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009.
The pageant will broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, only the fourth time that the pageant has been held outside Atlantic City.
The Miss America 2009 delegates :
| State Name | Hometown | Age Talent | Placement | Notes | |
 | Alabama Amanda Tapley | Birmingham | 20 Piano | ||
 | Alaska Stephany Jeffers | Anchorage | 23 Vocal | ||
 | Arizona Erin Nurss | Sierra Vista | 23 Dance | ||
 | Arkansas Ashlen Batson | Newark | 21 Flute | ||
 | California Jackie Giest | Vacaville | 22 Ballet | - | #1 |
 | Colorado Jamie Dukehart-Conti | Arvada | 23 Jazz Dance | - | #2 |
 | Connecticut Ashley Glenn | Hamden | 23 Lyrical Dance | ||
 | Delaware Galen Giaccone | Wyoming | 20 Piano | - | #3 |
 | District of Columbia Kate Grinold | Washington, D.C. | 22 Ballet | ||
 | Florida Sierra Minott | Fort Myers | 20 Jazz Dance | - | #4 |
 | Georgia Chasity Hardman | Columbus | 24 Vocal | - | #5 |
 | Hawaii Nicole Fox | Honolulu | 23 Tahitian Otea | ||
 | Idaho Elise Davis | Idaho Falls | 20 Vocal | ||
 | Illinois Katie Lorenz | Chicago | 24 Lyrical Dance | ||
 | Indiana Katie R. Stam | Seymour | 22 Vocal | - | #7 |
 | Iowa Olivia Myers | Sperry | 22 Tap Dance | ||
 | Kansas Emily Deaver | Augusta | 19 Vocal/Piano Performance | ||
 | Kentucky Emily Cox | Campbellsville | 22 Piano Performance | - | #6 |
 | Louisiana Blair Abene | Hammond | 22 Vocal | - | #8 |
 | Maine Adrienne Watkinson | Topsham | 23 Violin | ||
 | Maryland Louise Schlegel | Silver Spring | 20 Vocal | - | #9 |
 | Massachusetts Alicia Zitka | West Springfield | 22 Lyrical Dance | - | #10 |
 | Michigan Ashlee Baracy | Westland | 23 Lyrical Dance | - | #11 |
 | Minnesota Angela McDermott | Austin | 24 Vocal | - | #12 |
 | Mississippi Christine Kozlowski | D'Iberville | 19 Jazz Dance | ||
 | Missouri Lacey Fitzgerald | Kansas City | 24 Vocal | ||
 | Montana Jennifer Hepner | Great Falls | 23 Belly Dancing | ||
 | Nebraska Gretchen Bergquist | Alliance | 24 Vocal | ||
 | Nevada Julianna Erdesz | Reno | 24 Vocal | ||
 | New Hampshire Natalie Shaw | Hooksett | 23 Vocal | ||
 | New Jersey Ashley Fairfield | Egg Harbor Township | 22 Jazz Dance | ||
 | New Mexico Christina Olmi | Albuquerque | 23 Vocal | ||
 | New York Leigh-Taylor Smith | New York City | 22 Vocal | ||
 | North Carolina Amanda Watson | Raleigh | 21 Vocal | - | #13 |
 | North Dakota Tessie Jones | West Fargo | 21 Piano | ||
 | Ohio Karissa Martin | Woodsfield | 21 Vocal | ||
 | Oklahoma Kelsey Cartwright | Collinsville | 20 Lyrical Dance | ||
 | Oregon Danijela Krstic | Beaverton | 24 Belly Dance | ||
 | Pennsylvania Kendria Perry | Nazareth | 23 Piano | ||
 | Rhode Island Francesca Simone | North Smithfield | 23 Vocal | ||
 | South Carolina Anna Perry | Florence | 23 Piano | ||
 | South Dakota Alexandra Hoffman | Eureka | 20 Vocal | - | #14 |
 | Tennessee Ellen Carrington | Jackson | 21 Classical Vocal | ||
 | Texas Rebecca Robinson | Buffalo | 24 Tap Dancing | - | #15 |
 | Utah Kayla Barclay | Manti | 18 Piano | ||
 | Vermont Ashley Wheeler | Lyndonville | 21 Vocal | ||
 | Virgin Islands Shamika K. Thomas | St. Thomas | 23 Vocal | ||
 | Virginia Tara Wheeler | Woodbridge | 24 Vocal | ||
 | Washington Janet Harding | Yelm | 21 Piano | ||
 | West Virginia Kayla Lynam | Short Gap | 21 Piano | ||
 | Wisconsin Briana Lipor | Racine | 22 Vocal | ||
 | Wyoming Courtney Gifford | Sheridan | 19 Comedic Vocal |
Note :
| #1 | : | 1st runner up Miss California Teen USA 2002, 3rd runner up Miss Teenage California 2004, Miss Teen of the Nation 2004, Miss Teen Paradise Valley 2000, Miss Teen Vacaville 2002, Miss Vaca Valley 2006 |
| #2 | : | Broncos Cheerleader |
| #3 | : | Delaware Junior Miss 2006 |
| #4 | : | Miss Florida Outstanding Teen 2005 |
| #5 | : | Second African-American to represent the state in the Miss America Pageant, Sherri Hill Model |
| #6 | : | Aunt is Nancy Jane Cox, Miss Kentucky 1990 (Both won same local title (Miss Bowling Green) before winning state title) |
| #7 | : | Miss Kentuckiana Teen 2002 |
| #8 | : | Miss Teen Louisiana 2002 |
| #9 | : | Attends the University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| #10 | : | Graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst, Won national online K-mart Style competition |
| #11 | : | Michigan's Junior Miss 2003, Danced with Mario Lopez trom "Dancing with the Stars" |
| #12 | : | Performed the National Anthem at the Opening of the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota |
| #13 | : | Miss Garner 2008, Miss ANTSO 2005 (Sweetheart Division) |
| #14 | : | Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006 |
| #15 | : | Graduate of Texas A&M University |
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