Miss America Is Moving to Vegas!

Miss America Is Moving to Vegas!

CMT and The Miss America Organization Jointly Announce Pageant's Move to the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas; Pageant Will Air Live on CMT, Saturday, January 21, 2006

NASHVILLE, ATLANTIC CITY and LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- "The 2006 Miss America Pageant" will take place in Las Vegas, it was announced today by Paul Villadolid, vice president, programming and development, CMT; Art McMaster, president and CEO of the Miss America Organization; and Michael Mecca, president and CEO for the Aladdin Resort and Casino. The two-hour telecast will originate from the Aladdin in Las Vegas, and will air live on CMT, Saturday, January 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051116/CLW019)

"Las Vegas is the perfect host city to bring new energy to The Miss America Pageant as we continue to grow our brand," said McMaster. "It will truly be exciting to take our contestants there. It should make for a fantastic pageant and great television."

"By bringing Miss America to Las Vegas, we are coming to a top-rate production town with excellent promotional opportunities," said Villadolid. "The Aladdin Resort & Casino helps us create a glamorous new vision of the pageant and gives us an inspiring venue for the crowning of the next Miss America."

"We are thrilled to host the Miss America Pageant at the Aladdin, future home of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino," said Mecca. "This event belongs in Las Vegas, and where better in Las Vegas to hold it than on this property. We have the most central location on The Strip and we are home to the most beautiful theatre in the city."

Over the past two years, CMT has experienced record growth with 2005 poised to surpass last year as CMT's most-watched year ever. Known for its dedication to music, CMT is America's most popular country music network reaching more than 77 million households. In addition to world premiere videos, live concerts and events by established country music artists and new cutting-edge acts, CMT also produces original entertainment programming and specials. CMT is owned and operated by MTV Networks. Log on to country music's biggest website at http://www.cmt.com/.

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. For more information, go to http://www.missamerica.org/.

The Aladdin Resort & Casino, the future home of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, is a joint venture partnership involving Robert Earl, founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood International, Inc., Bay Harbour Management LC and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The property will continue to operate as the Aladdin Resort & Casino during the renovation process which is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2006. Upon completion of renovations the property will be re-branded and renamed the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, a Sheraton hotel. For more information, go to http://www.aladdincasino.com/.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051116/CLW019
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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: CMT

CONTACT: Tammy Golihew of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli, +1-310-854-3258, or
tgolihew@bncpr.com; or Jenni Glenn of the Miss America Organization,
+1-609-345-7571, ext. 17, or jenni@missamerica.org; or Lisa Chader of CMT,
+1-615-335-8405, or lisa.chader@cmt.com; or Amy Sadowsky of Aladdin Resort &
Casino, +1-702-785-9155, or asadowsky@aladdincasino.com

Web site: http://www.cmt.com/
http://www.missamerica.org/
http://www.aladdincasino.com/

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