Date January 15, 2011 | Broadcaster ABC | |
Presenters Chris Harrison, Brooke Burke Venue Theatre for the Performing Arts, Paradise, Nevada Winner Teresa Scanlan
Nebraska | ||
Miss America 2011 was the 84th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 96 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011.
Contents
It was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 15, 2011. Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron from Virginia, crowned her successor Teresa Scanlan from Nebraska at the end of this event. It was the first time a Miss Nebraska had won the title.
Delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico competed for the title of Miss America 2011. The pageant was broadcast live on ABC. This was the first pageant telecast on ABC since Miss America 2005.
The judges were Joy Behar from ABC's The View, Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner Bell, television executive producer Mark Cherry, dancer Tony Dovolani from Dancing with the Stars, actress Marilu Henner, orthopedic surgeon and shoe designer Taryn Rose, and country singer Mark Wills.
Placements
* - America's Choice
** - Contestant's Choice
Awards
The Miss America 2011 scholarship award winners are:
Delegates
The Miss America 2011 delegates were:
1 Age at the time of the Miss America pageant