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Scanlan is of [[Croatian American|Croatian]] ancestry.<ref name="lasvegassun">{{cite web|date= January 16, 2011| title=At 17, Teresa Scanlan shows that Miss America can be kid’s stuff|publisher=Las Vegas Sun| url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2011/jan/15/17-scanlan-shows-miss-america-can-be-kids-stuff/|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> Her maternal grandparents, Frank and Nives Jelich, immigrated to the United States from [[Ilovik]], Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novilist.hr/hr/Scena/Showbiz/FOTO-Najmlada-Miss-Amerike-Teresa-Scanlan-porijeklom-je-Hrvatica|title=Najmlađa Miss Amerike Teresa Scanlan porijeklom je Hrvatica|publisher=[[Novi list]]|language=Croatian|date=2010-01-66|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/najmlada-miss-amerike-ima-hrvatske-korijene-galerija-239880|title=Najmlađa Najmlađa Miss Amerike ima hrvatske korijene|publisher=[[Večernji list]]|language=Croatian|date=2010-01-66|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> |
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Scanlan was home-schooled until her junior year of high school, before attending [[Gering High School]] for half of her junior year. She graduated early from Scottsbluff High School in the spring of 2010 after taking a double load of classes throughout high school.<ref name="school">{{cite web|date= June 6, 2010| title=Gering's Teresa Scanlan youngest Miss Nebraska at age 17|publisher=KNEB| url=http://www.kneb.com/news/index/9a5332ff-725f-442f-b7e0-4aed375e7199|accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref> |
Scanlan was home-schooled until her junior year of high school, before attending [[Gering High School]] for half of her junior year. She graduated early from Scottsbluff High School in the spring of 2010 after taking a double load of classes throughout high school.<ref name="school">{{cite web|date= June 6, 2010| title=Gering's Teresa Scanlan youngest Miss Nebraska at age 17|publisher=KNEB| url=http://www.kneb.com/news/index/9a5332ff-725f-442f-b7e0-4aed375e7199|accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:18, 16 January 2011
Teresa Scanlan | |
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| Born | February 6, 1993 |
| Education | Gering High School Scottsbluff High School Patrick Henry College |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Nebraska 2010 Miss Southeast 2010 Miss America 2011 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 2011 (winner) |
Teresa Scanlan, (born February 6, 1993[1] ) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Gering, Nebraska who was named Miss Nebraska 2010, subsequently winning Miss America 2011 becoming one of the youngest Miss America ever.[2].
Biography
Scanlan is of Croatian ancestry.[3] Her maternal grandparents, Frank and Nives Jelich, immigrated to the United States from Ilovik, Croatia.[4][5]
Scanlan was home-schooled until her junior year of high school, before attending Gering High School for half of her junior year. She graduated early from Scottsbluff High School in the spring of 2010 after taking a double load of classes throughout high school.[6]
She won the title of Miss Nebraska on June 5, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Brittany Jeffers. Scanlan’s platform is “Eating disorders: A generation at risk” and her competition talent is piano.[7] At 17 years of age, she is the youngest Miss Nebraska ever crowned.[8] After winning the title of Miss Nebraska, Scanlan announced that she was taking a year off from school to fulfill her duties as Miss Nebraska, and that she had deferred enrollment to Patrick Henry College until the fall of 2011.[9]
She won the Miss America title on January 15, 2011, becoming the first Miss Nebraska to win the title, and the youngest winner in over 50 years.
References
- ^ "Teresa Scanlan: Miss Nebraska2010". Teresa Scanlan - via - Facebook. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/news/scanlan-is-youngest-miss-america-ever-1.1012439
- ^ "At 17, Teresa Scanlan shows that Miss America can be kid's stuff". Las Vegas Sun. January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ "Najmlađa Miss Amerike Teresa Scanlan porijeklom je Hrvatica" (in Croatian). Novi list. 2010-01-66. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Najmlađa Najmlađa Miss Amerike ima hrvatske korijene" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2010-01-66. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Gering's Teresa Scanlan youngest Miss Nebraska at age 17". KNEB. June 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Gering lady named Miss Nebraska". North Platte Bulletin. June 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Gering teenager crowned Miss Nebraska". Gering Courier. June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Miss Nebraska 2010!". Teresa's Travels and Tidbits. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.