California USA - Nicole Michele Johnson

“I think it was my presentation,” Nicole Johnson stated after the Miss California competition. “I was very confident on the stage, and I stood out in a red gown. So I think maybe that was it.”

Let’s hope this odds favorite won’t repeat the drama that 2009’s Miss California Carrie Prejean brought to last year’s Miss USA competition. If you don’t remember, Carrie was stripped of her title last June for missing scheduled appearances and showing up at appearances that weren’t approved. Let’s also not forget about her controversial comment on the Miss USA stage when asked about same sex marriage by gossip blogger Perez Hilton.