Miss America 2011

Miss America 2011
Date	January 15, 2011[1]
Presenters	Chris Harrison[2] & Brooke Burke[3]
Venue	Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster	ABC[1]
Winner	Teresa Scanlan Nebraska

Miss America 2011 was the 90th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 90 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011. It was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 15, 2011. Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, crowned her successor Teresa Scanlan from Nebraska at the end of this event. It was the first time a Miss Nebraska had won the title. 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. ^[1]

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.

Results

Placements

Final Results[4]	Contestant
Miss America 2011	Nebraska - Teresa Scanlan
1st runner-up	Arkansas - Alyse Eady
2nd runner-up	Hawaii - Jalee Fuselier
3rd runner-up	Washington - Jacquie Brown
4th runner-up	Oklahoma - Emoly West
Top 10	Arizona – Kathryn Bulkley Virginia – Caitlin Uze California – Arianna Afsar Delaware – Kayla Martell * Kentucky – Djuan Trent **
Top 12	Texas – Ashley Melnick New York – Claire Buffie *
Top 15	Rhode Island – Deborah Saint-Vil Utah – Christina Lowe Oregon – Stephenie Steers **

Notes:

* -- America's Choice

** -- Contestant's Choice

Awards

The Miss America 2011 scholarship award winners are:^[5]

Preliminary Awards

Awards	Contestant
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness	Alabama - Ashley Davis Hawaii - Jaelee Fuselier Oklahoma - Emoly West
Preliminary Talent	Nebraska - Teresa Scanlan North Carolina - Adrienne Core Rhode Island - Deborah Saint-Vil

Quality of Life Awards

Awards	Contestant
Winner	Michigan - Katie Lynn LaRoche
1st Runner-Up	Delaware - Kayla Martell
2nd Runner-Up	New Jersey - Ashleigh Udalovas
Finalists[6]	Florida - Jaclyn Raulerson Georgia - Christina McCauley Maryland - Lindsay Staniszewski Minnesota - Kathryn Knuttila Virginia - Caitlin Uze

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Fourpoints Award	District of Columbia - Stephanie Williams
Miracle Maker Award	Massachusetts - Loren Galler-Rabinowitz
Non-Finalist Talent	Indiana - Gabrielle Reed Minnesota - Kathryn Knuttila Mississippi - Sarah Beth James North Carolina - Adrienne Core
Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award	Minnesota - Kathryn Knuttila
Ric Ferentz Non-Finalist Interview	Iowa - Pauli Mayfield
Miss Congeniality	Michigan - Katie Lynn LaRoche
Marion A. Crooker Award	Virginia - Caitlin Uze

Delegates

The Miss America 2011 delegates are:^[7]

State	Name	Hometown	Age1	Talent	Placement	Special awards	Notes
Alabama	Ashley Davis	Dothan	22	Vocal		Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Alaska	Abby Hancock	Anchorage	24	Piano
Arizona	Kathryn Bulkley	Mesa	20	Classical Vocal	Top 10		Daughter of Pamela Offer, Miss Hawaii 1981.
Arkansas	Alyse Eady	Fort Smith	22	Variety Act (Vocal-Ventriloquist)	1st Runner-Up		Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen 2004
California	Arianna Afsar	San Diego	19	Vocal	Top 10		Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2005; Top 36 on American Idol 8
Colorado	Melaina Shipwash	Colorado Springs	24	Jazz Dance
Connecticut	Brittany Decker	Bristol	21	Vocal
Delaware	Kayla Martell	Milford	21	Contemporary Dance	Top 10	Quality of Life 1st Runner-Up	America's Choice
District of Columbia	Stephanie Williams	Atlantic City, NJ	23	Broadway Vocal		Fourpoints Award
Florida	Jaclyn Raulerson	Plant City	20	Vocal		Quality of Life Finalist
Georgia	Christina McCauley	Marietta	21	Vocal		Quality of Life Finalist
Hawaii	Jalee Fuselier	Hale'iwa	22	Vocal	2nd Runner-Up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2005
Idaho	Kylie Kofoed	Eagle	19	Vocal
Illinois	Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky	New Baden	22	Tap Dance
Indiana	Gabrielle Reed	Bloomington	22	Vocal		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Iowa	Pauli Mayfield	Davenport	24	Vocal		Ric Ferentz Non-Finalist Interview Award
Kansas	Lauren Werhan	Wichita	20	Ballet en Pointe
Kentucky	Djuan Trent	Columbus, GA[8]	23	Vocal	Top 10		Contestant's Choice
Louisiana	Kelsi Crain	Monroe	20	Ballet en Pointe			First runner-up to Louisiana's Junior Miss 2008
Maine	Arrika Knights	Chester	24	Tap Dance			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007
Maryland	Lindsay Staniszewski	Edgewater	22	Vocal		Quality of Life Finalist	Sister of Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007 & Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009
Massachusetts	Loren Galler-Rabinowitz	Brookline	24	Piano		Miracle Maker Award	2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist
Michigan	Katie Lynn LaRoche	Bay City	23	Contemporary Dance		Quality of Life Winner, Miss Congeniality	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009
Minnesota	Kathryn Knuttila	Detroit Lakes	24	Piano		Quality of Life Finalist, Non-Finalist Talent Award, Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award	Sister of Miss Minnesota 2001- Kari Knuttila
Mississippi	Sarah Beth James	Madison	21	Piano		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Missouri	Erika Hebron	O'Fallon	24	Lyrical Dance			Previously Missouri's Junior Miss 2005
Montana	Kacie West	Kalispell	21	Musical Theater Vocal
Nebraska	Teresa Scanlan	Gering	17	Piano	Winner	Preliminary Talent Award	Youngest Miss America winner since Bette Cooper in 1937[9]
Nevada	Cris Crotz	Mesquite	24	Vocal
New Hampshire	Krystal Muccioli	Nashua	20	Vocal
New Jersey	Ashleigh Udalovas	Millville	22	Tap Dance		Quality of Life 2nd Runner-Up	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 & 2008
New Mexico	Madison Tabet	Albuquerque	18	Jazz Dance			Previously Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2007
New York	Claire Buffie	New York	24	Contemporary Lyrical Dance	Top 12		America's Choice; Competed at National Sweetheart 2008 as Miss Indiana
North Carolina	Adrienne Core	Erwin	22	Clogging		Preliminary Talent Award, Non-Finalist Talent Award
North Dakota	Beth Dennison	Hutchinson, MN	21	Contemporary Dance
Ohio	Becky Minger	Sylvania	22	Vocal
Oklahoma	Emoly West	Edmond	25	Ballet En Pointe	4th Runner-Up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Oregon	Stephenie Steers	Hillsboro	24	Vocal	Top 15		Contestant's Choice
Pennsylvania	Courtney Thomas	Philadelphia	22	Fiddle			Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2009
Puerto Rico	Mariselle Morales	San Juan	24	Vocal
Rhode Island	Deborah Saint-Vil	Providence	22	Vocal	Top 15	Preliminary Talent Award
South Carolina	Desiree Puglia	Simpsonville	22	Tap Dance
South Dakota	Loren Vaillancourt	Huron	20	Gymnastics Dance
Tennessee	Nicole Jordan	Memphis	21	Vocal
Texas	Ashley Melnick	Fort Worth	21	Vocal	Top 12
Utah	Christina Lowe	Midway	21	Vocal	Top 15
Vermont	Caroline Bright	St. Albans	20	Vocal			Previously Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2007
Virgin Islands	Sheniqua Robinson	St. Croix	22	Dance
Virginia	Caitlin Uze	Arlington	22	Irish Dance	Top 10	Quality of Life Finalist, Marion A. Crooker Award
Washington	Jacquie Brown	Vancouver	21	Vocal	3rd Runner-Up
West Virginia	Cali Young	Glen Dale	24	Dance
Wisconsin	Kimberley Sawyer	Egg Harbor	23	Operatic Vocal
Wyoming	Alicia Grove	Rock Springs	23	Jazz Dance

¹ Age at the time of the Miss America pageant.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Miss America Pageant Back on Network Television!". Miss America Organization. 2010-05-24. http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=470. 
2. ^ "'The Bachelors Chris Harrison to Host Miss America Pageant". Entertainment Tonight. 2010-08-06. http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/08/89869/index.html3. 
3. ^ There she is again: Brooke Burke, Chris Harrison welcome Miss America back to ABC
4. ^ She's just 17! Nebraskan wins Miss America pageant
5. ^ "2011 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS". Miss America Organization. http://missamerica.org/scholarships/recipients-2011.aspx. Retrieved July 14, 2011. 
6. ^ 2011 MISS AMERICA QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED AT ANNUAL ARRIVAL CEREMONY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!
7. ^ "2011 National Contestants". Miss America Organization. http://www.missamerica.org/competition-info/national-contestants.aspx. Retrieved December 4, 2010. 
8. ^ "Three with local connections hope for crown". Richmond Register. 2010-07-05. http://richmondregister.com/localnews/x383294274/Three-with-local-connections-hope-for-crown. 
9. ^ American Experience: Miss America

External links

• Miss America official website