Service: Service is the most important point on the Miss America crown, not only because it is my personal platform, Make Your Mark: Teen Volunteerism! But, because it makes you grow as a person; letting you learn more about yourself. I, personally, have learned many new skills through volunteering, made a ton of new friends (shout out to all my girls at Doll Club), and I feel like I have made a difference on people's life and that makes me feel good inside. I want others to have these same experiences and feelings that volunteering has given me.
Success: For me, success is doing the best that you can do; giving 100 percent in everything that you do. Now, I am going to share a time with you that I succeeded. Last year, during track season, I hurt my ankle, but I was determined to not let it effect my running. I run in many different events and some of those events are relays, so I didn't want to let my teammates down. My first event that track meet was the mile, which I was nervous for because it was a long time to run on an injured ankle. As I was running I kept telling myself to just finish the race, just finish. I did get to finish the run, ending up taking third place! I was so proud of myself because I had done my best that I could. My ankle hurt so bad after that, so my coach pulled me from my other events. Even though I didn't get to run anything else, I had succeed in the end because I gave it my best shot.
Scholarship: College is very expensive and I am so glad that the Miss America Organization helps young women like myself achieve the goal of going to college by offering more than $45 million dollars available in scholarship money. Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan won over 60 thousand dollars in scholarship money. A round of applause goes to the Miss America Organization! (MAO)
Style: When you have a crown and a sash on people tend to notice you. Girls look up to me and other title holders, so style is important because it lets you show a part of who you are. It shows that you can be trendy and sophisticated at the same time.
