McCain Names Former Miss Alaska Contestant as Running Mate LINWOOD, N.J., Aug. 29
LINWOOD, N.J., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Miss America
Organization is pleased to announce that former Miss Alaska contestant, Sarah
Heath Palin, has just been named as John McCain's vice-presidential candidate
on the Republican ticket. In 1984, Palin was chosen as Miss Wasilla and went
on to become the first runner-up in the Miss Alaska Pageant and received the
Miss Congeniality award the same year. Her husband, Todd Palin was a judge in
the 2008 Miss Alaska Pageant.
Miss Minnesota 2008 Angela McDermott To Perform at the National Republican
Convention on September 1st in Minneapolis -- St. Paul.
The republican delegates elected to represent their states and territories
will play a critical role in our nation's democratic process -- and secure a
place in political history along with Miss Minnesota, Angela McDermott who
will perform the national anthem to mark the opening day celebration of the
national convention.
Angie was crowned Miss Minnesota in June, where she was the overall
interview and talent winner at the Miss Minnesota Scholarship Pageant. She
will compete for the title of Miss America in January 2009 Pageant Live from
Las Vegas. She is 24 and is a 2007 graduate of the University of Minnesota
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication.
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement
programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young
women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local
organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship
assistance. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.
SOURCE The Miss America Organization
