Top 10 of 2010 - National American Miss #4

Wow! What a year it's been!

The fist pump became a staple dance move in american culture thanks to Jersey Shore, digital grew up thanks to inventions like the ipad, Avatar broke new boundaries in cinema, Brett Favre retired AGAIN...and AGAIN..and AGAIN, and we here at National American Miss awarded more than $1.5 million dollars in cash, scholarships, and prizes to young ladies across the country.

Like my favorite tv stations - VH1, MTV, & BRAVO - thought I, too, would look back at the top 10 of 2010...but National American Miss style! Follow along these next 10 days as we look back at what happened & what made headlines in pageantry & at National American Miss.....

#4 - NAM NATIONALS 2010 by the numbers

The highlight of every year for National American Miss is truly our National pageant over Thanksgiving weekend in beautiful Hollywood, CA. The top competitors from across the country, along with their families, join us every year for the vacation of a lifetime. And, not to mention that 12 young ladies lives are changed forever when they are crowned NATIONAL royalty, representing and traveling across the country for the next year. Here is a quick recap of our 2010 National competition...by the numbers (for photos visit NAM FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM and for 2010 Nationals results visit the NAM RESULTS page)

National Queen Titles: 12

National Cover Miss Titles: 6

National Optional Titles: 42

National Program Participation Titles: 87

Trophies: 2,272

# of Cash Awards Given: 180

Crown: 262

Banners: 355

# of Scholarships/Awards/PRizes given: 630

Staff Members: 40

National Judges: 42

High Tech A/V Crew: 6

Entertainers: 4

Stages/Ballrooms: 2

Rehearsal Rooms: 4

Meeting Space: 68,000 square feet

Final Shows: 11

Total Audience: 5,722

Roses: 1,940

Hollywood Tour Buses: 23

New For Mustang Convertible:1

Thanksgiving Turkey served: one half ton