A group of more than a dozen local supporters cheered on Miss Michigan Saturday during a watch party at Tommy V's on Midland Street. That sort of surrealism is what Linda LaRoche, mother of Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche, is living now. “i don't even know what to say,” she said. Earlier this week, Michigan State forward Delvon Roe talked about how he wanted to become the defensive stopper for his team. Bay city — Bay City native Katie LaRoche bowed out of the Miss America pageant early Saturday night, but she didn’t leave Las Vegas empty handed. Sex slavery is a target of one contestant for Miss America 2011. The most recent teenager to claim the tiara was Kirsten Haglund, 19 and the youngest contestant in the field as Miss Michigan when she won the pageant in 2008. Pageant officials on Friday said Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche won $6,000 for the Quality of Life award, a scholarship given for volunteerism and community service. Las vegas — a 17-year-old from Nebraska is the youngest winner of the Miss America crown since 1921 after beating 52 young women from across the United States. At the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas Saturday night, Bay City and most of Michigan was rooting for just one contestant. Supporters of Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche were disappointed with the results of this year’s Miss America Pageant, but say they are very proud of the Bay City native. A Bay City native, was not among the judges’ 11 finalists. Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche has added another accolade to her list of achievements. After the first night of preliminary competition at the 2011 Miss America Pageant, Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche is feeling great. “from the state where the American automobile is making a comeback, I’m Miss Michigan Katie LaRoche,” she said. “i’m very excited about that,” she said.