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Who is the youngest Miss America?
Teresa Michelle Scanlan
Teresa Michelle Scanlan (born February 6, 1993) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Gering, Nebraska who was named Miss Nebraska 2010, subsequently winning Miss America 2011 at age 17 and becoming the youngest Miss America since Bette Cooper in 1937.
Can you be divorced and be Miss America?
To compete for the Miss America crown, a contestant can’t be married — but she can certainly be divorced.
Who was the oldest Miss America?
Jo-Carroll Dennison
The oldest surviving winner of Miss America, Jo-Carroll Dennison, has died aged 97. Dennison, who held the title during World War II and broke with convention by refusing to wear a swimsuit onstage after the pageant, passed away at her home in California last month, according to her friend Evan Mills.
Do Miss America winners keep the crown?
The lanky beauty can keep the crown for the next 365 days or until the next winner is crowned.
How many years ago was Miss America 2011?
Miss America 2011 was the 84th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 100 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011.
Who compete in the Miss America 2011 pageant?
Delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico competed for the title of Miss America 2011. The pageant was broadcast live on ABC. This was the first pageant telecast on ABC since Miss America 2005.
Where was the Miss America 2010 pageant held?
It was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, crowned her successor Teresa Scanlan from Nebraska at the end of this event.
Who are the judges of the Miss America pageants?
This was the first pageant telecast on ABC since Miss America 2005. The judges were Joy Behar from ABC’s The View, Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner Bell, television executive producer Mark Cherry, dancer Tony Dovolani from Dancing with the Stars, actress Marilu Henner, orthopedic surgeon and shoe designer Taryn Rose, and country singer Mark Wills .