Miss Rhode Island collapses at competition

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A contestant in the Miss America competition collapsed onstage and had to be taken off the stage for medical treatment during the first night of preliminary competition Tuesday.

Ivy DePew, Miss Rhode Island, was standing in the back row of contestants at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall when she collapsed during an awards presentation by New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.

Dena Blizzard, the pageant's host, told the audience "She just got a little overheated."

It was not immediately clear whether DePew was taken to a hospital or treated at Boardwalk Hall.

Sharon Pearce, president of the Miss America organization, said DePew had fainted, but would be all right.

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