Former University of Indiana student Katie Stam has just been crowned Miss America. After winning the bikini portion of the competition, she went on to win the overall competition with her mind-numbingly self-help bookesque answers in the interview section of the competition and rendition of “Via Dolorosa.”

FOX News reports:

Katie Stam of Indiana was crowned Miss America on Saturday night, fighting off a throat infection, laryngitis and 51 other contestants to win the 88-year-old pageant.

The 22-year-old University of Indianapolis student drew loud applause for her rendition of "Via Dolorosa" during the talent portion of the pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Seymour native also strutted onstage in a black bikini and an off-the-shoulder, white lace evening gown. During the interview portion of the competition she decried the use of performance-enhancing drugs among professional athletes and discussed the definition of glamour.

"That beauty that you feel on the inside, it's that confidence, that radiance inside of you, that's what glamour is," Stam said.

Stam won a $50,000 scholarship and hopes to obtain a bachelor's degree in communications and become a television news anchor. She began competing in pageants at age 15.

With seven years of beauty pageants under her belt and a hot bikini body, Stam is sure to do well. Just look at Sarah Palin!

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