Teresa Scanlan mobbed by her associate contestants. Reuters pic
TV stars co-hosts Brooke Burke as well as Chris Harrison. Reuters picLAS VEGAS, Jan sixteen Nebraskas 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan was named Miss America yesterday, becoming the youngest winner ever in the pageants history after the night of being judged for poise, talent, aptness as well as knowledge.Scanlan wowed the judges wearing the overwhelming white dusk robe as well as tickling the ivories on piano with the rousing rendition of White Water Chopped Sticks in the bent competition.In the last question, she was asked about the leaking of confidential supervision report by website WikiLeaks as well as either US confidence or the peoples right to know supportive report was more important.Scanlan saw the leaks as the matter of spying as well as said: When it comes to the confidence of our nation, you have to focus on confidence first as well as then peoples right to know . . . We cant let things like which happen, as well as they contingency be rubbed properly, as well as we consider which was the case.The first runner-up, who will take Miss Americas place in box Scanlan cant perform her new role, was Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady.Among alternative noteworthy contestants was Miss Delaware, Kayla Martell, who made it in to the semi-finals. Martell suffers from the disease, alopecia areata, which caused her to remove all her hair at age 10, as well as she competed in the wig.This year marked the 90th manifestation in the history of Miss America. The organisation runs feat programmes as well as is the major provider of grant benefit for young women. Last year, the group as well as its state as well as internal affiliates helped give out more than US$45 million (RM137 million) in cash as well as grant assistance.Fifty-three women were chosen fro! m states as well as territories across the country in internal contests before they headed to Las Vegas as well as the last manifestation yesterday.As Miss America, Scanlan will take the next year to travel the United States as well as lift awareness about eating disorders.Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, 22, was the goodwill ambassador for the Childrens Miracle Network, as well as she outlayed the year assisting lift awareness for HIV/AIDS.In the week ahead of the foe yesterday, contestants were judged in rough events for dusk wear, aptness as well as swimsuits, as well as answer questions in an interview.From those events, eleven semi-finalists were chosen to contest last night. Joining them were 4 alternative contestants dual picked by online voting as well as dual others by the remaining young women in the pageant.The fifteen semi-finalists were narrowed yesterday in contests which again included dusk wear, aptness as well as swimsuits, bent as well as the last on-stage subject for the tip 5 women. Then, the tip 5 were ranked to get to the new Miss America.This year, 7 panellists judged contestants in the last round as they answered their subject in twenty seconds. The judges together with TV talk uncover co-host Joy Behar, Dancing With the Stars veteran dancer Tony Dovolani, as well as Desperate Housewives author Marc Cherry, among others watched for confidence, believe as well as discerning thinking in formulating an answer.Joining Miss Nebraska as well as Arkansas among the 5 finalists were women from Hawaii, Washington as well as Oklahoma.The uncover included the rousing opening musical number by all 53 contestants, as well as it was hosted by TV personalities Brooke Burke as well as Chris Harrison. Reutershappy browsing!
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