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
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of
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on the
Las Vegas Strip
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in
Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
Miss America 2010
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,
Caressa Cameron
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from
Virginia
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, crowned her successor
Teresa Scanlan from
Nebraska
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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
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,
Virgin Islands
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, and
Puerto Rico
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competed for the title of Miss America 2011. The pageant was broadcast live on
ABC
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
. This was the first pageant telecast on
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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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
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, dancer Tony Dovolani
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from '' Dancing with the Stars'', actress Marilu Henner
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, orthopedic surgeon and shoe designer Taryn Rose
Taryn is a feminine name of various meanings.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
* Taryn Davidson (born 1991), Canadian model
* Taryn Fiebig (1972–2021), Australian opera and musical theatre soprano and cellist
* Taryn Fos ...
, and country singer Mark Wills
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.
Results
Placements
* – America's Choice
** – Contestant's Choice
Awards
The Miss America 2011 scholarship award winners are:
Preliminary awards
Quality of Life award
Other awards
Delegates
The Miss America 2011 delegates were:
References
External links
Miss America official website
{{Miss America
2011
2011 in the United States
2011 beauty pageants
2011 in Nevada
Zappos Theater
January 2011 events in the United States