Miss America 2011: Quality of Life Award

Since 1988 Miss America has recognized a handful of its delegate for their community service work with the Quality of Life Award! The following semifinalists were selected based on essays they wrote about their platform work:

Miss Delaware Kayla Martell -
Alopecia Areata Support & Awareness

Miss Florida Jaclyn Raulerson -
Stop Bullying Now!

Miss Georgia Christina McCauley -
"Let's Get it Straight" - Scoliosis Awareness

Miss Maryland Lindsay Staniszewski -
Beyond Beauty: Building Self-Esteem and Positive Body Image in Girls

Miss Michigan Katie Lynn LaRoche -
Bringin Awareness to Human Trafficking

Miss Minnesota Kathryn Knuttila -
Inspiring America

Miss New Jersey Ashleigh Udalovas -
Read to Succeed: Improving America's Future through Literacy

Miss Virginia Caitlin Uze -
Uniquely You - Building Positive Self-Image

The Quality of Life winner and recipient of a $6000 scholarship will be announced Friday January 14th at 3p.m. Two runners-up to the award will receive $4000 and $2000. I'm calling my Las Vegas booky and putting money on Miss Delaware who has been all over national media talking about her baldness caused by the disease on which her platform is based.

The last time Ohio was recognized with a Quality of Life award was in 2003 Tiffany Haas when was 2nd Runner-up. I found the following stats online showing how recent QoL winners did at the pageant finale:

2010

QOL: Miss OK Taylor Treat - Top 12

1ST RU: Miss NH Lindsey Graham - Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss NV Christina Keegan - Non-finalist

2009

QOL: Miss KY Emily Cox - Top 12

1ST RU:Miss MI Ashlee Baracy - Top 10

2ND RU: Miss AL Amanda Tapley - Top 15

2008

QOL: Miss NV Caleche Manos - Non-finalist

1ST RU: Miss FL Kylie Williams - Top 16

2ND RU: Miss OK Makenna Smith - Non-finalist

2007

QOL: Miss RI Allison Rogers - Non-finalist

1ST RU: Miss AZ Hilary Griffith - Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss AL Melinda Toole - 4th Runner-up

2006

QOL: Miss ID Tracey Brown - Non-finalist

1ST RU: Miss OK Jennifer Berry - Miss America

2ND RU: Miss AL Alexa Jones - 2nd Runner-up

2005

QOL: Miss AL Deidre Downs Miss America

1ST RU: Miss ID Elizabeth Barchas Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss NV Elizabeth Muto Non-finalist

2004

QOL: Miss AL Catherine Crosby - Top 15

1ST RU: Miss KY MacKenzie Mayes - Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss NC Dana Reason - Non-finalist

2003

QOL: Miss NV Teresa Benitez - 3rd Runner-up

1ST RU: Miss AL Scarlotte Deupree - 1st Runner-up

2ND RU: Miss OH Tiffany Haas - Non-finalist

2002

QOL: Miss UT Jaclyn Hunt - Top 10

1ST RU: Miss MD Kelly Glorioso - Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss MS Becky Pruett - Non-finalist

2001

QOL: Miss LA Faith Jenkins - 1st Runner-up

1ST RU: Miss IA Theresa Uchytil - Non-finalist

2ND RU: Miss NJ Jill Horner - Top 10