Teresa Scanlan
Teresa Scanlan | |
|---|---|
 Teresa Scanlan at Association of the United States Army convention in 2011 | |
| Born | February 6, 1993 |
| Education | UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Alma mater | Gering High School Scottsbluff High School Patrick Henry College |
| Title | Miss Southeast 2010 Miss Nebraska 2010 Miss America 2011 Miss Nebraska World 2015 |
| Term | January 15, 2011 – January 14, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Caressa Cameron |
| Successor | Laura Kaeppeler |
| Spouse |
John Mocadlo
(m. 2015; div. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | teresascanlan |
Teresa Michelle 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 at age 17 and becoming the youngest Miss America since Bette Cooper in 1937.[2] On August 1, 2016, she was one of the guest judges in the final Miss Earth United States 2016 pageant in the Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, Virginia. She has also served as a national judge and emcee for the USA National Miss Scholarship Pageant.
Biography
Scanlan is of Croatian ancestry.[3] Her maternal grandparents, Frank and Nives Jelich (Jelić), 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 part-time 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] Teresa was named a Salutatorian for the Scottsbluff class of 2010. While at Scottsbluff High School, she played the lead role Sharpay Evans in Disney's High School Musical Onstage. She also participated in choir, show choir, and speech. In 2012, she enrolled as a student at Patrick Henry College.[7]
In her spare time, Scanlan enjoys singing, acting, dancing, playing piano and guitar, composing songs, baking, participating in activities with her local church, and making clothes out of duct tape,[8] among many other hobbies.
In 2018, Scanlan announced she had joined the Air National Guard as an Airman First Class, while continuing her education at UC Berkeley School of Law.[9][10] She serves as a member of the Wyoming Air National Guard in the 153rd Force Support Squadron.[11] Scanlan graduated from her basic combat training class in the top 10%.[12]
I like to dance at home..... Miss Teresa likes to Stay in School.... all the time because She likes school.... because Miss Teresa is a niss teacher.... Miss Teresa likes to be my best teacher.... over again because she likes to.... be my teacher over again too okey.... Miss Teresa do you like to be..... My best teacher over again in okey... Miss Teresa do you like to dance at home.....
Personal life
On September 6, 2015, Scanlan married Connecticut automobile dealer John Mocadlo, after being engaged for eight months.[13][14] Mocadlo and Scanlan served ex officio for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization within the Miss America program.[14] In 2016, Scanlan and her husband had a son, and divorced later that same year.[15]
References
- ^ "Teresa Scanlan: Miss Nebraska2010". Teresa Scanlan - via - Facebook. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ American Experience: Miss America
- ^ "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. 2010-01-16. Archived from the original on 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ "Najmlađa Najmlađa Miss Amerike ima hrvatske korijene" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ "Gering's Teresa Scanlan youngest Miss Nebraska at age 17". KNEB. June 6, 2010. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ http://www.zeit.de/2012/46/USA-Evangelikale-Elite-College/seite-3
- ^ Simakis, Andrea (June 11, 2011). "Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011 and duct-tape fan, is celeb judge for Avon festival: Pop Diva". The Plain Dealer.
- ^ Carroll, Lauren (June 14, 2018). "Former Miss America joins U.S. Air Force". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Brown, Daniel (Jun 14, 2018). "This former Miss America just joined the US Air Force". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresascanlan
- ^ https://p-upload.facebook.com/153aw/posts/1923666027655150?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D
- ^ "Gering's Former Miss America Marries Connecticut Auto Dealer". Nebraska Rural Radio Association. September 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ a b "Can't Stop, Won't Stop". Home & Realty Magazine. February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Teresa Scanlan talks about life after Miss America". BH Media Group, Inc. June 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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