Yep...that's right, Miss America is.......
Yep, that's right, the new Miss America IS only 17. Yep, that's right, the new Miss America IS the 90th Miss America.
Yep, that's right, the new Miss America IS the youngest female in history to win the title.
Yep, that's right, the new Miss America IS from NEBRASKA ( my homestate - woop woop!).
Yep, thats right, the new Miss America first got her start right here - at National American Miss!
In 2007, Teresa Scanlan stepped onto the National American Miss stage...im sure
never imagining that one day she would be all of the above...but she certainly was dreaming it.
While Teresa didn't capture our judges hearts that year, she did make top 10 and took home honors in a number of our optional competitions including talent & spokesmodel, which is no surprise seeing how talented she was on the piano and how sharpened her public speaking were. For a listing of all the awards Teresa scored in our 2007 National American Miss Nebraska pageant click HERE! But, Teresa learned skills and beliefs at National American Miss that would help her later go on to take home the coveted Miss America title...such as to DREAM BIG.
For those of you that have been with us in the past, before our emcee announces the winner's name on final pageant night, she often says - "on a different night, with a different set of judges the outcome could be different."
Yep...that's right, the new Miss America is living proof of that. No, Teresa didn't win our pageant on that night with those particular judges. But, she never stopped dreaming.....
Dream Big girlfriends....and know that National American Miss is more then just a great place to realizing you dreams....it's the place where for many girl's...dreams are started...dream's like one day becoming Miss America!
Congratulations to Teresa Scanlan - Miss America 2011! Former National American Miss state finalist!
Also - check out the other NAM girls that took the stage at Miss America!!
Arianna Afsar - Miss California & Top 10 at Miss America 
Caitlyn Uza - Miss Virgnia & Top 10 at Miss America
Lindsay Staniszewski - Miss Maryland
Becky Minger - Miss Ohio
Courtney Thomas - Miss Pennsylvania
Desiree Puglia - Miss South Carolina