Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh will be one of the judges at this year's Miss America Pageant, the Miss America Organization has announced.
   
Limbaugh will participate as one of the seven judges at the 2010 pageant at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Pageant officials say they are thrilled to have him.

Limbaugh's radio program is in its 22nd year and on nearly 600 radio stations.

"We know that the 2010 Miss America Pageant will be filled with new twists and exciting opportunities with him as one of our national judges," said the organization's president and CEO Art McMaster.

The pageant is scheduled to be broadcast live January 30 on The Learning Channel.