© Copyright Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. WASHINGTON, April 19 – Animal-rights activists may have met their match in Nebraska's Teresa Scanlan, crowned Miss ...

Some girls blossom into beauties as they grow older, whereas others are just born with it -- case in point, Teresa Scanlan. The Nebraska teen, who was crowned Miss America 2011 on Saturday night in ...

In this file photo, Miss America Teresa Scanlan holds a baby African pygmy goat while touring Hedrick's Petting Zoo with owner Joe Hedrick during the opening day of the 2011 Nebraska State Fair in ...

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry recalled asking Teresa Scanlan what was the most interesting place the Nebraskan had visited during her time as Miss America. Her answer? The Duct Tape Festival in Avon, ...

She may only be 17 years-old, but Teresa Scanlan wowed the Miss America judges, and Saturday night she walked away with the coveted title. You can watch a clip of the moment she received her crown in ...

Teresa Scanlan sits with her 2-year-old son Jace. Scanlan is a Gering, Nebraska, native. In 2011, she was crowned Miss America. Now she's joined the National Guard and will move to California for law ...

The Miss America pageant was held Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, in Las Vegas. Miss Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan, 17, won the title. She’s the youngest Miss America since the pageant implemented age limits in ...

LAS VEGAS -- A 17-year-old Nebraskan too young to cast a ballot has captured enough votes to win the Miss America crown, kickstarting her hopes of going to law school and eventually becoming a ...

The FINANCIAL — Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska has won the Miss America crown, besting 52 other hopefuls at Saturday's event in Las Vegas, U.S. media reported on January 16, according to RIA Novosti. The ...

Teresa Scanlan knew her life had changed when Chris Harrison called her name at the Miss America pageant earlier this year. Scanlan, 18, summed up her emotions best: “I think at that moment you know ...