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Miss America 2011 was the 84th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 104 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 104 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011.
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
One of the main centerpieces of the episode was Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan who, at the age of 17, became the youngest to wear the crown since 1937. She said her downward spiral began shortly ...
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
“Winning a beauty pageant is like a high… but the thing about highs is that there are terrible lows.”
Scanlan beat out first runner-up Miss Arkansas 2010, Alyse Eady, for the title of Miss America 2011 and was crowned by Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron on January 15, 2011. With this win she became the first Miss Nebraska ever to claim the Miss America title, as well as the youngest winner in 74 years. Along with the title of Miss America, she ...
The Miss America organization confirmed to Fox News Digital Stockard raised over $200,000 for cystic fibrosis in Alabama. She was named the "Hero of Hope" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and a ...