The Miss America pageant was on Saturday, and for the talent competition, Miss Arkansas... ALYSE EADY . . . did a ventriloquist act featuring two puppets and the country song "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart".

And as you might expect, she didn't win.  The winner was 17-year-old TERESA SCANLAN from Nebraska . . . who played the piano.  (--Search for "Alyse Eady ventriloquist Miss America video.")