[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1081]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO TERESA SCANLAN

 Mr. JOHANNS. Mr. President, I am pleased to congratulate 17-
year-old Teresa Scanlan of Gering, NE, on being crowned as Miss America 
2011. Teresa represented our great state as Miss Nebraska 2010 at the 
Miss America Pageant held earlier this year in Las Vegas, NV. She is 
the first Miss Nebraska to win the pageant, and I know our State is 
very proud of Teresa.
  Teresa, the daughter of Jamie and Mark Scanlan, graduated from 
Scottsbluff High School and plans to attend college at Patrick Henry 
College in Virginia after her year as Miss America. In the future, she 
would like to get involved with politics and attend law school.
  As Miss America, Teresa will travel throughout the United States. She 
will raise awareness of the dangers of eating disorders and will also 
serve as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Miracle 
Network Hospitals. I thank Teresa for her efforts to make a real 
difference in the lives of others and to set a positive example for 
other young people to follow.
  Congratulations, again, to Miss America 2011, Nebraska's very own 
Teresa Scanlan.

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