Miss America 2011 was the 84th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011.
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. Scanlan became the first representative from Nebraska to win the Miss America 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.
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 PlacementShe's just 17! Nebraskan wins Miss America pageant ContestantMiss America 2011 – Teresa Scanlan1st Runner-Up – Alyse Eady2nd Runner-Up – Jalee Fuselier3rd Runner-Up – Jacquie Brown4th Runner-Up – Emoly Ann WestTop 10 – Kathryn Bulkley – Arianna Afsar – Kayla Martell * – Djuan Trent ** – Caitlin UzeTop 12 – Claire Buffie * – Ashley MelnickTop 15 – Stephenie Steers ** – Deborah Saint-Vil – Christina Lowe
* – America's Choice
** – Contestant's Choice
Awards The Miss America 2011 scholarship award winners are:
Quality of Life award Results Contestant Platform Winner Michigan – Katie Lynn LaRoche Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking 1st runner-up Delaware – Kayla Martell – 2nd runner-up New Jersey – Ashleigh Udalovas – Finalists2011 MISS AMERICA QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED AT ANNUAL ARRIVAL CEREMONY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS! Florida – Jaclyn Raulerson Georgia – Christina McCauley Maryland – Lindsay Staniszewski Minnesota – Kathryn Knuttila Virginia – Caitlin Uze Various
Delegates The Miss America 2011 delegates were:
State/district/terr. Name Hometown Age1 Talent Platform Placement Awards Notes Alabama Ashley Davis Dothan 22 Vocal Marching Toward a Brighter Future for Babies Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Alaska Abby Hancock Anchorage 24 Piano Raising Global Citizens: The World is Our Classroom Arizona Kathryn Bulkley Mesa 20 Classical Vocal Drowning Prevention Awareness Top 10 Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1981 Pamela Offer Arkansas Alyse Eady Fort Smith 22 Variety Act Developing Leaders through The Boys and Girls Clubs of America 1st runner-up Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen 2004 California Arianna Afsar San Diego 19 Vocal A Helping Hand for America's Seniors Top 10 Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2005 Preliminary Talent Award and 1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 Youngest teen to date to have won a state title and was 1st runner-up to MAOT at 13 Starred as Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton Chicago Top 36 on American Idol 8 Colorado Melaina Shipwash Colorado Springs 24 Jazz Dance Self Reflection: Eating Disorder Awareness and Education Connecticut Brittany Decker Bristol 21 Vocal One World: Global Awareness for Global Prosperity Delaware Kayla Martell Milford 21 Contemporary Dance National Alopecia Areata Foundation Top 10 Quality of Life 1st runner-up America's Choice District of Columbia Stephanie Williams Atlantic City, NJ 23 Broadway Vocal A Dose of Prevention: Smart Medicine for What Ails America Fourpoints Florida Jaclyn Raulerson Plant City 20 Vocal Stop Bullying Now! Quality of Life Finalist Georgia Christina McCauley Marietta 21 Vocal "Let's Get it Straight" – Scoliosis Awareness and Support Quality of Life Finalist Hawaii Jalee Fuselier Hale'iwa 22 Vocal Ready for the "Real World" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2005 Idaho Kylie Kofoed Eagle 19 Vocal Strengthening the Family; Family Plus: The Boys and Girls Clubs of America Illinois Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky New Baden 22 Tap Dance United: The Miss America Organization and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Indiana Gabrielle Reed Bloomington 22 Vocal "Empowerment from the Start" Communities Preventing Domestic Violence Non-finalist Talent Iowa Pauli Mayfield Davenport 24 Vocal Mentoring America's Kids: M.A.K.ing a Difference Ric Ferentz Non-finalist Interview Kansas Lauren Werhan Wichita 20 Ballet en Pointe "Do the Deed" – Deeds of Service Kentucky Djuan Trent Columbus, GA 24 Vocal Homelessness Awareness and Prevention: A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out Top 10 Contestants' Choice Louisiana Kelsi Crain Monroe 20 Ballet en Pointe Heart for the Arts 1st runner-up at Louisiana's Junior Miss 2008 Maine Arikka Knights Chester 24 Tap Dance Connecting the Generations Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 Maryland Lindsay Staniszewski Edgewater 22 Vocal Beyond Beauty: Building Self-Esteem and Positive Body Image in Girls Quality of Life Finalist Sister of Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009 and 3RD Runner up at Miss Teen USA 2009 and Later Miss Maryland USA 2013 and top 15 at Miss USA 2013. Massachusetts Loren Galler-Rabinowitz Brookline 24 Piano Fighting Childhood Hunger Miracle Maker 2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist Michigan Katie Lynn LaRoche Bay City 23 Contemporary Dance Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking Quality of Life, Miss Congeniality Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 Minnesota Kathryn Knuttila Detroit Lakes 24 Piano Inspiring America: Crowning the Good in Your Neighborhood Quality of Finalist, Non-finalist Talent, Louanne Gamba Instrumental Sister of Miss Minnesota 2001 Kari Knuttila Mississippi Sarah Beth James Madison 21 Piano Donate Life – Promoting Organ and Tissue Donation Non-finalist Talent Missouri Erika Hebron O'Fallon 24 Lyrical Dance Asthma Awareness Education Missouri's Junior Miss 2005 Montana Kacie West Kalispell 21 Musical Theater Vocal Rising Above the Influence: Prevention of Underage Drinking Miss Montana USA 2013 Nebraska Teresa Scanlan Gering 17 Piano Eating Disorders: A Generation at RiskWinner Preliminary Talent Youngest Miss America winner since Bette Cooper in 1937;American Experience: Miss America Later Miss Nebraska World 2015, 1st Runner-up at Miss World America 2015 Nevada Cris Crotz Mesquite 24 Vocal Promoting Cancer Prevention through Nutrition and Overall Wellness Contestant on Whodunnit? New Hampshire Krystal Muccioli Nashua 20 Vocal Volunteerism: "Be the Change You Wish to See in the World" New Jersey Ashleigh Udalovas Millville 22 Tap Dance Read to Succeed: Improving America's Future through Literacy Quality of Life 2nd runner-up Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 & 2008 New Mexico Madison Tabet Albuquerque 18 Jazz Dance Domestic Violence: The Solution Within Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2007 New York Claire Buffie New York City 24 Contemporary Lyrical Dance Straight for Equality: Let's Talk Top 12 America's Choice Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 as Miss Indiana, First contestant to campaign for the Miss America title on a gay rights platform North Carolina Adrienne Core Erwin 22 Clogging Supporting the V Foundation for Cancer Research Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent North Dakota Beth Dennison Hutchinson, MN 21 Contemporary Dance Leading by Example; A Child's Guide to Becoming a Volunteer Ohio Becky Minger Sylvania 22 Vocal Discovering You, Empowering You: A Movement for Youth Development Oklahoma Emoly West Edmond 25 Ballet En Pointe Leadership and Character Development 4th runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Oregon Stephenie Steers Hillsboro 24 Vocal Human Trafficking Awareness Top 15 Contestants' Choice Pennsylvania Courtney Thomas Philadelphia 22 Fiddle Don't C.O.P.P. Out! Consequences of Peer Pressure Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2009 Puerto Rico Mariselle Morales San Juan 24 Vocal Brilliant Futures of America Rhode Island Deborah Saint-Vil Providence 22 Vocal Mind Power: Ensuring Our Future Top 15 Preliminary Talent South Carolina Desiree Puglia Simpsonville 22 Tap Dance Children's Miracle Network South Dakota Loren Vaillancourt Huron 20 Gymnastics Dance Dangers of Distracted Driving Tennessee Nicole Jordan Memphis 21 Vocal America's Promise Alliance: Grad Nation and Dropout Prevention Texas Ashley Melnick Fort Worth 21 Vocal The Voice of Autism Top 12 Utah Christina Lowe Midway 21 Vocal Spectacular Citizenship: It's Time to Give Back Top 15 Vermont Caroline Bright St. Albans 20 Vocal Rock the World – Run for Office Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2007 Virgin Islands Sheniqua Robinson Saint Croix 22 Dance Dance: A Movement Towards Better Health Virginia Caitlin Uze Arlington 22 Irish Dance Uniquely You: Building Positive Self Image Top 10 Quality of Life Finalist, Marion A. Crooker Washington Jacquie Brown Vancouver 21 Vocal Mentoring: Positive Influences That Can Change a Life 3rd runner-up West Virginia Cali Young Glen Dale 24 Dance Inter-generational Programs: Keeping a Young Connection Wisconsin Kimberley Sawyer Egg Harbor 23 Operatic Vocal Service for the Soul Wyoming Alicia Grove Rock Springs 23 Jazz Dance Embrace Yourself: Women's Heart Health and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
1 Age at the time of the Miss America pageant
References
External links Miss America official website