VIDEO : Chris Harrison and Sage Steele To Co-Host Miss America Pageant Again

It's been confirmed that Chris Harrison will be returning as host of the Miss America competition. This will be Harrison's ninth time hosting the event ? his first time was in 2004. Meanwhile, ESPN's Sage Steele will return as co-host for the event, which airs live on ABC at 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. A total of 51 women, representing their home states and the District of Columbia, will compete for the title. Harrison also hosts ABC's Bachelor franchise, which includes The Bachelorette, currently in its 13th season, and Bachelor in Paradise, set to premiere in August. Steele is the lead host for SportsCenter on the Road and is the Monday-Thursday anchor for SportsCenter:AM.