1. Teresa Michelle Scanlan was born on February 6,1993 and is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder from Gering, Nebraska who was named Miss Nebraska 2010, subsequently winning Miss America 2011 at age 17 and becoming the youngest Miss America since Bette Cooper in 1937.
Teresa Scanlan's father is from Ireland and her maternal grandparents, Frank and Nives Jelich, immigrated to the United States from Ilovik, Croatia.
Teresa Scanlan graduated early from Scottsbluff High School in the spring of 2010 after taking a double load of classes throughout high school.
Teresa Scanlan was named a Salutatorian for the Scottsbluff class of 2010.
In 2018, Teresa Scanlan announced she had joined the Air National Guard as an Airman First Class, while continuing her education at UC Berkeley School of Law.
Teresa Scanlan serves as a member of the Wyoming Air National Guard in the 153rd Force Support Squadron.
Teresa Scanlan won the title of Miss Nebraska 2010 on June 5,2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Brittany Jeffers.
Teresa Scanlan did research about eating disorders for her friend and discovered how rampant it was across the nation.
Teresa Scanlan was Nebraska's representative at the Miss America 2011 competition held in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2011.
Teresa Scanlan beat out first runner-up Miss Arkansas 2010, Alyse Eady, for the title of Miss America 2011 and was crowned by Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron on January 15,2011.
Furthermore, Teresa Scanlan was the first titleholder from Nebraska to win Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss Teen USA.
On September 6,2015, Teresa Scanlan married Connecticut automobile dealer John Mocadlo, after being engaged for eight months.
Mocadlo and Teresa Scanlan served ex officio for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization within the Miss America program.