Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlon

Teresa Scanlan

Home Town: Gerig, Nebraska

Age: 17 (The youngest Miss America!)

Education: Scottsbluff High School

Platform Issue: Eating Disorders: A Generation at Risk

Talent: Piano, "White Water Chopped Sticks" (preliminary talent winner)

On-Stage Question: "Given WikiLeaks, how do you balance people's right to know with the country's security?"

Scholastic Honors: To attend law school

Career Ambition: To become a judge and eventually a politician

Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Southeast Nebraska Scholarship Program

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Nebraska Scholarship Program