[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 68--COMMENDING THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION FOR ITS 
LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND THE CHARACTER OF WOMEN 
                          IN THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Isakson) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 68

       Whereas the Miss America Organization was formed in 1921;
       Whereas, in 1945, the organization established a 
     scholarship program to assist young women achieve their 
     personal and professional goals;
       Whereas contestants in the Miss America Pageant must first 
     succeed in local and State pageants;
       Whereas the 52 young women who participated in the Miss 
     America Pageant showed great poise and accomplishment;
       Whereas Lauren Nelson, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was crowned 
     Miss America 2007, the sixth Oklahoman in history and the 
     second in a row;
       Whereas Oklahoma now joins only 2 other States in boasting 
     6 Miss America crowns and 3 other States in holding 
     consecutive crowns; and
       Whereas the Senate family is also proud of Kate Michael of 
     Senator Johnny Isakson's office, who represented the District 
     of Columbia in the Miss America Pageant: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the Miss America Organization for its 
     longstanding commitment to quality education and the 
     character of women in the United States;
       (2) congratulates Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson of 
     Lawton, Oklahoma, the 80th woman crowned Miss America; and
       (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Lauren Nelson in care of the Miss 
     America Organization.

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