| MISS AMERICA�S OUTSTANDING TEEN 2005 DELEGATES |
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| ARIZONA
Adrienne Renee Nurss Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: "Living" with Alzheimers |
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| ALABAMA
Jenna Carroll Bryant Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Lung Cancer Awareness |
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| CALIFORNIA Arianna Ayesha Afsar Talent: Broadway Vocal Platform: "Adopt a Grandfriend" Program |
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| ARKANSAS Hannah Kay Joiner Talent: Tap Dance Platform: The Magic of Mentoring |
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| DELAWARE
Carly Rae Economos Talent: Classical Vocal Platform: Cancer Relief and Support |
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| CONNECTICUT Sarah Elizabeth Lord Talent: Musical Theater Dance Platform: Volunteerism |
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| COLORADO Jocelyn Ann Story Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: Wearing a BELT Will Never Go Out of Style! |
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| FLORIDA
Sierra Grace Minott Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: TrueLies: Teaching Teens to Love, Honor and Remain Pure |
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| DIST. OF COLUMBIA Virginia Blake Ryan Talent: Vocal Platform: Advocating for Foster Children to Find Permanent Homes |
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| GEORGIA Kristen Danielle Springer Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Promoting the Creative Arts in Education |
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| ILLINOIS
Kathryn Anna Strause Talent: Classical Piano Platform: M.A.G.I.C.: Music to Achieve Goals In the Classroom |
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| INDIANA Sarah Ann Gorecki Talent: Vocal Platform: Internet Safety |
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| KENTUCKY
Erin Marie Clark Talent: Musical Theatre Dance Platform: GRACE - Giving Real Arts to Children through Education |
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| KANSAS
Lauren Elise Susong Talent: Vocal Platform: The Awareness of and Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia |
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| IOWA
Amanda Cole Sabin Talent:Tap Dance Platform: Promoting Sexual Abstinence Among Teens |
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| MAINE Katelyn Elizabeth Smith Talent: Tap Dance Platform: "BARN" Basic Animal Right Now - Providing a Home for Animals |
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| LOUISIANA Bethany Anne Moore Talent: Vocal Platform: Mission Work |
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| MICHIGAN
Ashley Noelle Loader Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Volunteering: Everyone Wins! |
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| MASSACHUSETTS
Tanya Lee Bonefant Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: The Safety and Protection of Children |
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| MARYLAND Lindsay Morris Talent: Piano Platform: Youth and Adult Volunteer Leadership: Strengthening Youth Development |
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| MISSISSIPPI
Natalie June Wood Talent: Theatrical Jazz Dance Platform: Identification and Prevention of Girl Bullying |
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| MINNESOTA Giselle Maria Ugarte Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Sun Smart Youth |
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| NEBRASKA
Jessica Jurhee States Talent: Vocal Platform: Empowering Youth Through Volunteerism |
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| MONTANA
Jacqueline Francoise Irigoin Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Abstinence 'Till Marriage Program |
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| MISSOURI
Airen Louise Ferguson Talent: Clogging Platform: Animal Welfare |
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| NORTH DAKOTA Laura Peinovich Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Education in Motion - Kids are the World |
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| NEW YORK
Amanda Lee Alicea Talent: Vocal Platform: Preventing Teenage Smoking |
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| NEW MEXICO
Sara Elizabeth Ryan Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Students Against Destructive Decisions |
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| NEW JERSEY Kathryn Elizabeth Berry Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Pediatric AIDS Prevention and Awareness |
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE
Meghan Ryan Lamontagne Talent: Dance/Twirl Platform: Mentoring Today�s Youth for Tomorrow�s Leaders |
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| NORTH CAROLINA Kayla Brooke Moran Talent: Vocal Platform: Choose MIRACLE: Mentoring, Inspiring, Remembering And Conquering Leukemia Everywhere |
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| OREGON
Katie Diane Ericson Talent: Classical Piano Platform: Supporting Local Food Banks |
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| OKLAHOMA
Mary Rebecca Hester Talent: Vocal Platform: Teen Power! - Mentoring as Positive Peer Pressure |
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| OHIO Alison Rose Nance Talent: Musical Theater Dance Platform: Cancer Awareness Through Relay for Life |
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| RHODE ISLAND Kacie Noelle Ferraro Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Literacy: The Gateway to the Future |
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| PENNSYLVANIA Jaime Ann Rosellini Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: Making a Difference One Person at a Time |
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| TENNESSEE Madeline Annette Littrell Talent: Vocal Platform: Generation X-ample: Encouraging Confidence and Character |
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| SOUTH DAKOTA
Hailey Soyland Talent: Vocal Platform: Setting and Reaching Goals for Youth |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA Lindley Michele Mayer Talent: Tap Dance Platform: LADY Bugs Across America |
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| UTAH Jennifer Gulbrandsen Talent: Classical Piano Platform: Mind Over Media: Promoting the Positive |
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| TEXAS Meghan Elizabeth Miller Talent: Ventriloquism Platform: Hop of the Bus with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. |
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| WASHINGTON Shalane Nicole Larango Talent: Tap/Jazz Dance Platform: Teens Against Tobacco Youth Advocacy |
| VIRGINIA
Elle Elizabeth Bunn Talent: Vocal Platform: Healthy Bodies for the Teens of Tomorrow |
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| VERMONT Brittany Gail Rhoads Talent: Vocal Platform: i-Safe and the Prevention of Online Bullying |
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| WISCONSIN Tonya Marie Popowski Talent: Baton/Twirl Platform: Have a Purpose - Volunteer |
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| WEST VIRGINIA
Veronika Aleiss Ohlinger Talent: Vocal Platform: PROUD - People Reaching Out to Understand Drugs |
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| WYOMING Courtney Candyce Gifford Talent: Art Platform: Awareness of ADHD and ADD |
| ALASKA
Kimberley Rose Carr Talent: Vocal Platform: Adolescent Obesity: A "Growing" Epidemic |
| HAWAII Jalee Kate Fuselier Talent: Vocal Platform: Volunteering is Rewarding |
| IDAHO Amanda RyLee Workman Talent: Ballet/Hip Hop Dance Platform: Children with Disabilities Awareness |
| NEVADA Raechel Prosser Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Teen Volunteering |
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| VIRGIN ISLANDS Shakyma Roshundia Mercado Talent: Sign Language/Dance Platform: Bridging the Communication Gap for the Hearing Impaired |
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| *Photos courtesy of Dale Swope, Anne Bellingham and the Miss America Scholarship Organization |