Fresh from the latest season of Dancing with the Stars, ModernMom’s Brooke Burke will take the stage once again as the co-host of the 2012 Miss America Pageant!

“I’m so excited to be invited back to co-host the show,” said Burke. “I remember as a little girl, watching it with my mother, who watched it with her own mother.”

She’s returning for the second year as the co-host of this prestigious pageant, which will be broadcast from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

“What impressed me the most about my experience with the Miss America hopefuls last year was their academic passion and their commitment to their individual philanthropic efforts,” she said. “I will be proud to share the stage once again with such a dynamic group of young women.”

Burke will appear alongside a panel of expert judges from entertainment, beauty, fitness and journalism, including reality star Kris Jenner, actress Teri Polo and Dancing with the Stars performer Mark Ballas.

The pageant will air on January 14th on ABC.

We can’t wait to tune in!