17-Year-Old Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan Crowned Youngest Miss America in 78 Years

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Miss Nebraska Becomes Youngest Miss America in 78 Years
Jan 16, 2011
by Kate Stanhope


Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan was named Miss America, becoming the youngest winner since 1933.

The 17-year-old recent high school graduate is also the first Miss Nebraska to win the title. Scanlan played "White Water Chopsticks" on piano for the talent competition and spoke about eating disorders.

Following her reign, she plans to attend law school and hopes to become a politician. She said she'll register to vote as an independent after turning 18 next month.






The Miss America pageant, celebrating its 90th anniversary, also featured its first-ever bald contestant Saturday night with Miss Delaware Kayla Martell, who lost her hair at age 10 because of alopecia areata.

She competed in a wig.



The judges panel included Joy Behar and "Dancing with the Stars'" Tony Dovolani.

The show was hosted by Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Miss-Ame...n-1027731.aspx

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I am from Nebraska,Lincoln to be exact,and ,when I tuned in the Miss America Pageant and pleasantly surprised to learn she had won.It's a nice thing that the Miss America Pageant took notice ,as well as the whole country,of a not-so-bad state.