Hawaii jump ropes her way to top 3rd round of Miss America

The talent portion of the competition is 35 percent of a contestant's score

Image: Miss Hawaii jumping rope on stage

Miss Hawaii, Lauren Cheape, jumped rope for the talent competition of Miss America, winning a $2,000 scholarship for her routine to "Hawaii Five-O" at Thursday night's preliminary.

updated 1/13/2012 2:20:35 PM ET

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LAS VEGAS — A jump roping Miss Hawaii topped contestants in the third round of the Miss America talent competition in Las Vegas, while a swimsuit-clad Miss New York scored honors in the lifestyle and fitness category.

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Miss Hawaii Lauren Cheape won a $2,000 scholarship for her routine to "Hawaii Five-O" at Thursday night's preliminary. The talent portion is 35 percent of a contestant's score.

Miss New York Kaitlin Monte earned a $1,000 scholarship after appearing in a Monte Carlo Komplique swimsuit. The fitness category is 15 percent of a contestant's score.

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The two join Miss Wisconsin and Miss Oklahoma, who won for talent in preliminaries earlier this week. Miss Utah and Miss Texas won swimsuit in rounds one and two.

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The finals are Saturday at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.