Ali Rogers Takes First Runner Up At Miss America Pageant

LAS VEGAS (AP)–Miss South Carolina, Ali Rogers, won first runner up Saturday night in this year’s Miss America competition in Las Vegas. She took the trophy in preliminaries Tuesday for the first round of the Lifestyle and Fitness category after modeling a white Catalina swimsuit. The 20-year-old from Laurens will take home a $1,000 Amway scholarship. She came in second in Evening Gown and played a rendition of the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back.” Copyright (c) 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.