Miss America Teresa Scanlan, left, in Las Vegas before her crowning in January.
(Julie Jacobson/AP)
Mrs. Maryland Teresa Scanlon.
(Chic Communications)
Can the pageant world cope with massive confusion? The newly crowned Mrs. Maryland — soon to compete for Mrs. America — is Annapolis resident Teresa Scanlon. Just one letter apart from the reigning Miss America, Teresa Scanlan. How to tell them apart?
“Besides the fact that I’m, like ,30-something years older than her?” said Scanlon, 51. (Scanlan, 18, is the youngest Miss A in decades.) “And married for 30 years?”
Well, there’s that.
No mere coincidence, though: Scanlon said hearing news of her near-namesake’s crowning in January inspired her to compete, not long after surgery for a pituitary tumor. Her mission, naturally, is to encourage others to take command of their health, a message that helped her beat women 15 or 20 years younger for the tiara. “I have tried to stay in great shape,” she said, “but I also have something important to do for the people of Maryland.”
Read earlier: Miss Nebraska crowned Miss America, 1/16/11
Miss America Teresa Scanlan, future politician, brings her tiara to Washington, 3/30/11
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