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Miss America Contestants Wear Military Boots for Charity

It doesn’t take much to get beautiful women in combat boots: All you need is a good cause … and probably boots that match their outfits.

At least that’s all the requirements for Miss America 2010 contestants. The 53 beauty pageant participants laced up last Thursday for When They Come Back (WTCB), a national awareness campaign suiting up public figures to celebrities in military boots. The ladies wore Rocky’s SVU combat boots to show their support.

The notion behind the WTCB campaign is that everyone should take time to put themselves in the shoes of those in the military. By doing so, we “show them we are giving back to them for their sacrifices for us,” the WTCB website reads.

The campaign has partnered up with charity organizations such as Warriors Legacy Foundation, which helps troops transition to civilian life, and Military Warriors Support Foundation, which provides academic scholarships, work force retraining and job placement assistance for soldiers returning home. Other organizations involved in the WTCB campaign include Country for Our Country, a benefit concert for wounded warriors and, of course, the Miss America Organization, the infamous beauty pageant and scholarship program.

Texas Governor Rick Perry, country singer Gretchen Wilson and famed guitarist and gun rights supporter Ted Nugent are just a handful of celebrities and public figures who have already booted up for WTCB. Check out the boot-wearing do-gooders in WTCB’s photo gallery.

Be sure to check out these ladies again this Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Miss America pageant live on TLC.

(Image via Scott Harrison)