Let's Forget About Miss California: Hello, Miss North Carolina!

Enough is enough. We are so sick of hearing about Miss California and her drama. We have decided that here at Pop Culture Madness, we're not going to report on the ridiculous controversy that this girl has caused with her semi-nude pictures and anti-gay marriage group affiliation. We're so sick of hearing about her and well, her lies. Trust us, she KNEW a photographer was taking those pictures of her, she was looking RIGHT AT THE CAMERA.

Let's get to know THE REAL MISS USA. Did you even know that Miss North Carolina was actually crowned Miss USA 2009? She's the real winner in all this - she beat out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kristen Dalton is 21 years old and aspires to be a motivational speaker, meet Miss North Carolina!

Check out an interview held with Miss North Carolina below, we want your thoughts. Does she seem more qualified and composed to hold the crown? I feel like the poor thing hasn't gotten an ounce of recognition over her victory because of the media attention surrounding Miss California.

Did You Know?! Chad Michael Murray & Miss North Carolina 2009

Last week, One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray, 27, was in Las Vegas at the 2009 Miss USA Pageant at Planet Hollywood. Hmm.. so why was the actor there? Does he have a weird fetish for the pageant world?

We put two-and-two together. Murray is currently engaged to the younger sister (Kenzie Dalton) of Miss North Carolina (Kristen Dalton). He was there to support his finanee's sister and by night’s end, Kristen was crowned Miss USA 2009! Looks like Chad Michael Murray is going to now be the brother-in-law of Miss USA 2009!

Murray is pictured here with Kenzie Dalton. Hope you learned something here today, the world of celebrities seems to be linked together in funny ways! New episodes of One Tree Hill are on Monday nights on the CW.