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Elizabeth Wertenberger was crowned Miss Michigan 2011

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Elizabeth Wertenberger, Miss Southwest, was crowned Miss Michigan 2011 Saturday night June 17, 2011 after four days of competition Muskegon’s Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts. She will represent Michigan in Miss America 2012. Wertenberger won $10,000 in scholarship money.

Miss West Michigan Kelly Oles was the first runner-up, $5,000; Miss Tip of the Mitt Emily Kieliszewski was the second runner-up, $4,000; Miss Oakland County Elizabeth Hawthorne was the third runner-up, $3,000; and Miss Spirit of the State Mekeisha Alcock was the fourth runner-up, $1,000.
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VIA Elizabeth Wertenberger was crowned Miss Michigan 2011
Juliann Sheldon was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2011 on June 19, 2011

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Juliann Sheldon was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2011 on June 19, 2011. Juliann Sheldon is a Point Park University student. She will represent Pennsylvania in Miss America 2012.
Juliann Sheldon performed Jazzz Dance in the Talent Competition. her pageant platform is “Increasing Overall Awareness of Mental Health.”
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VIA Juliann Sheldon was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2011 on June 19, 2011
Taryn Chute was crowned Miss Montana 2011 on June 18

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Taryn Chute was crowned Miss Montana 2011 on June 18, 2011 in the Dawson County High School auditorium. She will represent Montana in Miss America 2012 Pageant. Her platform is Educate and Motivate: Preventing Childhood Obesity. Taryn wins a $5000 cash scholarship plus $11,500 in applied scholarships, and many prizes including a Silver Service tea set. Taryn tore her ACL in college track and has had a year and a half of rehab so it’s amazing for her to win the talent competition with her lyrical dance.
First runner-up was Veronika Ohlinger of Cooke City singing Black Velvet. She wins $2500. She also won the Spirit and Leadership Award given by the production staff.
Chantell Bury, 20, Glendive was second runner-up, winning $2000 in cash scholarship. She was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants and voted most photogenic by Right Impressions, the official photographer for the week. Chantell also won the Miss America State Community Service Award of $1000.
Third runner-up Gillette Vaira, 24, of Lambert was Thursday night’s evening gown winner, and received the Miss America $1000 Scholar Academic Award and the interview award.
Cortney Bury, 19, of Glendive was fourth runner-up and winner of the Friday night fitness in swimwear competition and Miracle Maker fundraising award from the Children’s Miracle Network.
Courtesy of Miss Montana Organization.
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VIA Taryn Chute was crowned Miss Montana 2011 on June 18
Jennifer Sedler was crowned Miss Arizona 2011

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Jennifer Sedler was crowned Miss Arizona 2011 Saturday night at Mesquite High School in Gilber. She will represent Arizona in Miss America 2012 pageant. The first runner-up was Rebecca Hasulak. The second runner-up was Kyra Batté. The third runner-up was Tiffany Hilburn and the fourth runner-up was Melody Knudson.
Jennifer Sedler’s platform was, “Making a Difference in the Lives of Children with Life Threatening Illnesses: Support For HopeKids.” She performed jazz dance in Talent Competition.
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VIA Jennifer Sedler was crowned Miss Arizona 2011
Julia Furtado was crowned Miss Maine 2011

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Julia Furtado was crowned Miss Maine 2011 Saturday night, June 17, 2011 in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School. she will represent Maine in Miss America 2012 pageant.
Julia was also awarded the victory in the talent competition as a vocalist.
According to the Miss Maine Scholarship Program, Julia resides in Dayton and is a sophomore at the University of New England. “Miss Maine receives thousands of dollars in college scholarships, as well as a paid trip to compete for the title of Miss America,” the pageant said. “ Each contestant, regardless of placement, earns valuable college assistance.
“As a not-for-profit organization, whose primary responsibilities are to raise and award scholarships, the Miss Maine Scholarship Program also provides the young women of Maine opportunities for growth and achievement.”
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VIA Julia Furtado was crowned Miss Maine 2011
Erin Hatley was crowned Miss Tennessee 2011

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20 year old Erin Hatley, Miss Collierville, was crowned Miss Tennessee 2011 Saturday night, June 18, 2011 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. She will represent Tennessee at the Miss America 2012 pageant.

Erin studied Hospitality and Resort Management at the University of Memphis. Madison Snipes was crowned Miss Tennessee Outstanding Teen. Madison, 15, hopes to be an entertainer, according to her Facebook page.
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VIA Erin Hatley was crowned Miss Tennessee 2011
Natalie Davis was crowned Miss Minnesota 2011

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Natalie Davis, Miss Mankato, was crowned Miss Minnesota 2011 on Saturday night, June 18, 2011. She will represent Minnesota at the Miss America 2012 pageant in Las Vegas.

Natalie is a 20-year old student at St. Olaf College, majoring in chemistry with concentrations in education and biomedical studies. She plans to become a pediatrician.
“It is crucial that the growing incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorders be addressed,” she wrote on the website. “Over 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with some form of Autism; this does not include the number of family members, school systems and work places that are also impacted by the disorder.”
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VIA Natalie Davis was crowned Miss Minnesota 2011
Michaela Grace Lackey Crowned Miss Georgia 2011

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Michaela Grace Lackey, Miss Heart of Lakes, was crowned Miss Georgia 2011 on Saturday night, June 18, 2011. She won a $15,000 scholarship and will represent Georgia in the Miss America 2011 Pageant in Las Vegas next year. The 21-year-old dancer from East Cobb is a senior at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. She earned her way into the Miss Georgia Pageant by winning the Miss Heart of Lakes title in Rabun County in October.

She is the first Georgia’s Outstanding Teen to become Miss Georgia, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported. She won Miss Georgia on her second try, just as she won the teen title on her second try.
Dance also is at the core of her platform, PASSION: Performing Artists Serving Society in Our Neighborhoods.
“Through my dancing, I have been able to expose the community to the performing arts by taking the performance to the people,” Lackey wrote on the PASSION Facebook page. “Dance is my passion, but I LOVE collaborating with other art fields to combine all different types of art together.” She said she has raised more than $38,000 for charities through dance.
Lackey was the first runner-up at the Miss Cobb County Pageant in August. The winner of that title, Brianna Jewett of Marietta, was fourth runner-up Saturday night in Columbus.
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VIA Michaela Grace Lackey Crowned Miss Georgia 2011
Laura Kaeppelar was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2011

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Laura Kaeppelar, Miss Southern Wisconsin, was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2011 at Alberta Kimball Auditorium on Saturday night, June 18, 2011. Laura Kaeppelar won a $10,000 college scholarship and will represent Wisconsin in the Miss America 2012 Pageant.
Kaeppelar was second runner-up last year competing as Miss Kenosha. Kaeppeler has a bachelor’s degree in music from Carthage College. She sang a classical aria in the talent competition. Her platform was mentoring children whose parents are in jail.

Miss Seven Rivers, Raenna Johnson of Holmen, was the first runner-up. She wins a $2,000 scholarship.
Miss Fox River Valley, Desiree Geffers of Oshkosh, was second runner-up and won a $1,000 scholarship.
Miss Madison Capital City, Brittany Lee Wittnabel of Beloit, was third runner-up and won an $800 scholarship.
Miss La Crosse Oktoberfest, Elizabeth Kramer of Holmen, was fourth runner-up and won a $600 scholarship.
Special thanks and credits to Miss Wisconsin Organization &beautypageantnews
VIA Laura Kaeppelar was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2011
Ellen Bryan was crowned Miss Ohio 2011

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22-year-old vocalist Ellen Bryan was crowned Miss Ohio 2011 at the Renaissance Theatre on Saturday night, June 18, 2011. Ellen Bryan will represent Ohio in the Miss America 2012 Pageant. Ellen was Miss Lake Festival 2008 in Celina. She is a graduate of Ball State University. Her platform issue for the pageant is lightning safety awareness. She received an awards package that includes a $10,000 scholarship from Newman Technology.
The runner-up was a fellow vocalist, 20-year-old University of Akron student Alissa Brumbaugh of North Canton.
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VIA Ellen Bryan was crowned Miss Ohio 2011
Kaitlin Monte was crowned Miss New York 2011

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Kaitlin Monte, 22, was crowned Miss New York 2011 at the St. George Theatre on Saturday night, June 18, 2011. Kaitlin Monte will represent New York in the Miss America 2012 Pageant.

The first runner up was Mallory Hagan, Manhattan. Second was Hannah Wright, New York City, third, Desiree Wiley, Buffalo and fourth, Amanda Mason, Southeast New York. All of the women received scholarship prizes. Ms. Monte won an $8,500 scholarship, the largest in pageant history.
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VIA Kaitlin Monte was crowned Miss New York 2011
Katharyn Nicolle was crowned Miss New Jersey

Road to Miss America 2012
Katharyn Nicolle, a 19-year-old Dickinson University student from Wenonah, Gloucester County, was crowned Miss New Jersey on Saturday night, June 18, 2011 at the Ocean City Music Pier. Katharyn Nicolle will represent New Jersey in the Miss America 2012 Pageant.

First runner-up was Roopali Pendse, a 23-year-old Rutgers University student from Morris Plains, and second runner-up was Katie Berry, 22, a Fordham University student from Mount Laurel. Rounding out the top five were Vanessa Baez, 21, of Bloomfield, and Anna Negron, 19, of Vineland.
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VIA Katharyn Nicolle was crowned Miss New Jersey
Jessica Pray was crowned Miss Iowa 2011

Road to Miss America 2012
Jessica Pray, 18, was crowned Miss Iowa 2011 on Saturday. Her ambition is to sing with an opera company, according to her profile on the Miss Iowa site. Her platform is “Saving Lives through Blood Donation.”

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VIA Jessica Pray was crowned Miss Iowa 2011

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