MISS OKLAHOMA AND MISS NEBRASKA WIN PRELIMINARY AWARDS AT 2011 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan was named Thursday night's preliminary Talent winner for her piano performance of "White Water Chopped Sticks," during the third night of competition of the 2011 Miss America Pageant presented by DSW at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Teresa will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Also in the spotlight was Miss Oklahoma Emoly West, who was the preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness winner in a black Swim 'n Sport swimsuit. -Emoly will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
As the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation's leading achievement programs, the Miss America Organization last year made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance.
The Miss America Organization provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service
through a variety of nationwide community-based programs.
Hosted by the Robin Leach, Miss America 2011 is set to be watched by a lot of people on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
Developed by the Miss America Organization, the Miss America program exists to provide personal and professional opportunities for young women and to promote their voices in culture, politics and the community.
The program provides a forum for today's young women to express their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments to audiences during the telecast and to the public-at-large during the ensuing year.
Almost all contestants have either received, or are in the process of earning, college or postgraduate degrees and utilize Miss America scholarship grants to further their educations.
1921 First Miss America competition is held.
1935 Talent is added to the competition.
1945 First scholarship grant ($5,000) is awarded to Bess Myerson, the first college graduate to serve as Miss America.
1950s The Miss America Scholarship Fund reaches over $250,000.
1954 First nationally televised Miss America telecast kicks off one of the longest-running live events in television history.
1955 Bert Parks begins his 25-year tenure as Master of Ceremonies, introducing the program’s theme song, "There She Is, Miss America."
1966 Miss America is broadcast for the first time in color.
1989 Focus on achievement comes of age, as the platform program is introduced.
1994 Heather Whitestone, who is profoundly deaf, is the first woman with a disability to become Miss America.
1995 By the 75th Anniversary of Miss America and 50th Anniversary of the Miss America Scholarship Fund, the Organization has become the world's largest provider of scholarships for young women in the world.
1996 The Miss America Organization conducts its first-ever National Day of Service by staging nearly 100 events throughout the country featuring Miss America Organization titleholders and community, government, business and education leaders.
1997 The Miss America telecast appears on ABC television for the first time since the 1950s.
2000 Miss America Organization celebrates its 80th Anniversary.
2001 The judging system at the national level is revamped in order to better reflect the goals of the Miss America Organization. In doing so, the organization is able to provide nearly $50,000 more in scholarship money at the national level.
2004 Miss America celebrates 50 years on television
2006 Pageant moves out of Atlantic City for the first time in its 85 year history. Las Vegas hosts the Miss America Pageant which is held in January.
2007 Miss America Organization and TLC sign a multi-year deal for telecast rights to the Miss America Pageant
2009 Miss Puerto Rico rejoins the Miss America Program after a fifty-year absence
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