Ushering in a new face to represent the States in the upcoming global competitions,Teresa Scanlan has been crowned as 2011 Miss America.
The 17-year-old Nebraska native is fresh out of high school, as her crowning at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas makes her the youngest winner since 1921.
Replacing outgoing Miss America Caressa Cameron, Scanlan said that she hopes to brings awareness to eating disorders over the next year as she tends to her Miss America duties.
She said, "We simply can't afford to let this issue go on because millions of girls and boys are out there dying form eating disorders. You can be this successful and you don't have to hurt yourself, you don't have to go to extremes. I never passed up a cookie on my journey here."
