Caressa Cameron, who was the third Miss Arlington to capture the Miss Virginia title, headed to Las Vegas in January 2010 to represent the Commonwealth in the Miss America Competition. Wowing the crowd at the Planet Hollywood Performing Arts Theatre with a rousing rendition of "Listen" by Beyoncé won her a talent preliminary award at Miss America, as it did at Miss Virginia. Impressed with her intelligence, her warm conversational manner, and her strong spirit, the panel of celebrity judges selected Caressa as their winner on finals night, and she claimed her place in Miss Arlington, Miss Virginia, and Miss America history as Miss America 2010.
