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Teresa Scanlan
The winner of the 2011 Miss America pageant. Scanlan, A 17-year-old and recent high school graduate from the western Nebraska town of Gering captured the Miss America crown on January 15, 2011 after beating 52 other young women from across the United States.
Teresa Scanlan won a $50,000 scholarship with the crown at the competition at the Planet Hollywood casino-resort in Las Vegas, giving the Cornhusker State its first-ever win at the pageant.
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