2012 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT to Air on ABC Tonight

Brooke Burke-Charvet will join Chris Harrison as co-host of THE 2012 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT,  which will be telecast live from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. 

Burke-Charvet is a successful host, actress and entrepreneur. She returns for a fifth season as co-host of ABC's hit competition show, "Dancing with the Stars," in March, having earned the coveted mirror ball trophy as Season Seven's champion with her professional dance partner, Derek Hough.

In 2001 Chris Harrison became host of ABC's hit romance/reality series "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." Harrison also hosts ABC's reality show "Bachelor Pad," an all-star reunion from previous seasons of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," which premiered its second season on August 8.

About the Miss America Organization
The Miss America Pageant and the scholarship program are among the most enduring endeavors in modern American history. Celebrating 91 years of remarkable achievements when it first began with its humble beginnings as a "bathing beauty'" contest in the 1920s, the Miss America Organization today 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, helping young women all across the country to reach their dreams and goals. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.