Teresa Scanlan, just 17, won the Miss America crown Saturday night competing against 52 other women from across the country. The young woman from Nebraska will reign for a year and also won a $50,000 scholarship. The event took place at Planet Hollywood casino-resort in Las Vegas. It was the first Miss America from the corn-husker state. Teresa is the youngest Miss America since the pageant implemented age limits in 1938.

More From The New 96.1 WTSS