There she is, Miss Nebraska
There she is, Miss Nebraska
Miss Omaha Aleah Peters is crowned the new Miss Nebraska by former title holder Alyssa Howell during the final night of the Miss Nebraska pageant on Saturday. Peters, of Omaha, will go on to compete at Miss America later this year. Her platform is “Cyberbullying Prevention — Make Kindness Go Viral.”
Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:45 pm | Updated: 9:05 am, Sun Jun 12, 2016.
Omahan Aleah Peters flies on ‘Wings’ to win crown
The cheering from Miss Omaha Aleah Peters’ supporters rang through the North Platte High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday night, as host Brandi Petersen announced that Peters was the new Miss Nebraska.
Peters wowed the judges and soared to the top of the preliminary talent category during Thursday night’s preliminary competition with her show twirl performance to “Wings.” She tied with Lianna Prill for the preliminary talent award, and the pair split a $500 scholarship. Despite a baton drop during her final talent performance on Saturday night, Peters remained on top.
Peters, of Omaha, recently graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies; she minored in psychology and leadership communication. Peters is the daughter of Kay and Jerry Peters. Her platform is “Cyberbullying Prevention — Make Kindness Viral.”
Along with the scholarships she earned in talent and for winning the competition, Peters also took home a $1,000 cash scholarship Thursday night for the Miss America Community Service Award.
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Miss Douglas County Savannah Rave was named first runner-up and will take over as Miss Nebraska if Peters is unable to fulfill her obligations. Rave, of Omaha, is the daughter of Terry and Brenda Rave. She attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Rave’s platform is “Spread the Word to End the Word,” and her goal is to stop the derogatory use of the word “retarded.” During the talent portion of the competition, Rave sang “Hopelessly Devoted to You.”
Another University of Nebraska-Lincoln student, Miss Queen City Lianna Prill, was named second runner-up. Prill, of Kearney, is the daughter of Scott and Kristen Prill. Prill split the preliminary talent award with Peters after her vocal performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” on Thursday night. She also took the preliminary evening wear award on Wednesday night.
Prill’s platform is “Eat Well, Be Well.”
Miss Twin Rivers Jenni Wahonick, who was crowned in North Platte in February, was named third runner-up. Wahonick, of Papillion, tied with Miss State Fair Payton Merritt during Wednesday night’s talent competition. She performed a slam poetry reading of Taylor Mali’s “What Teachers Make.” Wahonick is an education major at the University of Central Missouri and is the daughter of Don and Mary Wahonick.
Rounding out the top five was Miss Scotts Bluff County Allison Baird. Baird, of Gering, was the first runner-up in last year’s Miss Nebraska Outstanding Teen program, and decided to continue competing after aging into the next category. Baird is a student at Doane University and is the daughter of Carl and Krista Baird. Her platform is “Learning C.U.R.V.E.,” and for the talent portion of the competition she sang “Somewhere.”
Miss Kearney Stacy Pospisil, Miss Gering LaRissa McKean, Miss Chadron Tyler Rambali, Miss Kool Aid Days Chelsea Arnold and Miss Nebraska State Fair Payton Merritt rounded out the top 10. Non-finalist awards were presented to Miss Western Nebraska Marie Allison and Miss Alliance Kate Duncan for interview and talent respectively.
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Life after Miss America
Life after Miss America
Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan waves at the crowd as she walks on stage during the Miss Nebraska pageant on June 11. Scanlan held the title of Miss Nebraska before being crowned Miss America when she was 17.
Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:00 am
Nebraska’s Scanlan says she’s learned from life’s surprises
Teresa Scanlan had just turned 17 when she won a local-level pageant and became Miss Southeast 2010. She looked forward to the Miss Nebraska Pageant, viewing it as a practice run — and then she won.
Scanlan, originally from Gering, suddenly saw her dreams of someday becoming Miss America fading, because she felt less experienced that the other women vying for the title. But she won that, too, becoming Miss America 2011.
She had her life planned up until that moment. She was going to go to law school and maybe the Miss America title would be down the road. Instead, she stood in shock as they placed the crown on her head.
The next year was a whirlwind of appearances, speeches, projects and interviews. As Scanlan’s star rose, so did the voices of those who didn’t like her. She’d been told by former Miss Americas that she couldn’t please everyone, so she hoped for a 50-50 split. Eventually, she realized that the group of supporters was never going to be as large as the detractors, regardless of what she did.
“At first, I looked at criticism as me failing at my job,” Scanlan said. “Now I realize, yes, you should take things with a grain of salt. ... Everyone comes from a different level of understanding molded by their experiences. You can’t undo a whole lifetime of that with who you are.”
The chatter of critics was constant, even after she’d passed her title to the next Miss America. Last year, the hateful comments came in droves after Scanlan competed for Miss World America 2015 as Miss Nebraska World. She finished as first runner-up. Several people commented on her Facebook page that she shouldn’t have bothered competing.
“I can’t say that stuff doesn’t hurt anymore,” Scanlan said, but she reminds herself that she doesn’t owe an explanation to anyone but God and her family.
“If there’s not a lot of pain and sacrifice involved, it’s not really worth it,” Scanlan said. “You appreciate it more when you’ve been through a lot.”
Scanlan was in North Platte this week for the Miss Nebraska pageant. Walking into North Platte High School made the last five years feel like yesterday. But instead of wearing her Miss Southeast sash, she was pushing her 7-week-old son, Jace, in a stroller.
She was instantly surrounded by those who’d welcomed her as Miss Southeast, watched her being crowned as Miss Nebraska and cheered for her on the Miss America stage. They wanted to see the little guy in person.
“He’s beautiful,” they told her.
She smiled as they talked to him and touched his tiny feet. She’s accomplished a lot in the last five years and will graduate soon from Patrick Henry College in Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in government. She’ll be applying for law school this fall, but in the meantime she’s spending time in her Connecticut home with her husband and little boy.
“In high school, I thought I would be graduating from law school around 24,” Scanlan said. “I didn’t expect to get married and have a baby so soon. I never thought Miss Nebraska and Miss America would be there.
“Looking back, this is way better than where I thought I’d be. The things I planned are still happening, just in a different order.”
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