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05/17/12 Move Over Miss America, There's A New Crown In Town... Source: PR Newswire NEW YORK , May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As we sit here wedged between Mother's Day and Father's Day , it's pretty clear that America loves the holidays. According to independent market research, more than $80 billion is spent annually on food during holidays. That represents about 15% of total supermarket food sales in the U.S.* To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/move-over-miss-america-theres-a-new-crown-in-town-and-her-name-is-mrs-holiday-151884325.html There are more than 65 million fans of Taste of Home magazine, its iPad edition, website, books, and special interest publications.
05/16/12 Miss America 2012 speaks at UT Source: ABC - KVUE 23 - Austin TX From taking center stage at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas to taking the microphone at the University of Texas campus, Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler spoke in Austin Wednesday for the annual Seedling Foundation mentor luncheon.
05/15/12 Birmingham Celebrates Royal Weekend Source: Over the Mountain Journal - Vestavia Hills AL Prince Edward became the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Alabama when he arrived in Birmingham April 28.
05/11/12 NAVY - Miss America Entertains Lincoln Sailors Source: U.S. Department of Defense USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea (NNS) -- Miss America 2011 visited USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), May 7-9, and performed for thousands of Sailors while aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
05/11/12 Nude pictures and racism: It's been 30 years since... Source: Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville IL Williams, a recording, television, movie and Broadway star, resigned as Miss America in 1983 after nude pictures of her surfaced in a national magazine.

Background on miss america

The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

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