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Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska will spend the next year as Miss America after besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. The 17-year-old Gering resident and Scottsbluff High School student played the piano during the competition. Her platform issue was tackling eating disorders. She hopes to attend law school, become a judge and eventually a politician, according ... Read More »

Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska has been crowned as Miss America 2011! Congrats Teresa Scanlan! Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska will spend the next year as Miss America, besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. The 17-year-old Gerig resident and Scottsbluff High School student played the piano during the competition, and her platform issue was tackling eating disorders. ... Read More »

Just 15 contestants remain in the hunt for a $50,000 scholarship and a sparkly tiara at the 2011 Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. From a group of 53 beauty queens from all over the United States has begun a final pageant to determine the next Miss America. The contestants — from every state plus the District of Columbia, the ... Read More »