Scholarships Awarded

2006 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - 52 Contestants
MISS AMERICA 2006 – Jennifer Berry Preliminary Talent Winner Quality of Life 1st Runner-up	$30,000 $2,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Monica Pang 1st Runner-up	$20,000	Scholarship
Miss Alabama – Alexa Jones 2nd- Runner Up Quality of Life 2nd Runner-up	$15,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Virginia – Kristi Glakas 3rd-Runner Up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit Winner	$10,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss District of Columbia – Shannon Schambeau 4th-Runner Up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit Winner	$8,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Arkansas – Eudora Mosby Top 10- Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
Miss Florida – Mari Wilensky Top 10- Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
Miss Pennsylvania – Nicole Brewer Top 10- Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
Miss South Carolina – Erika Powell Top 10- Finalist Preliminary Talent Winner Bernie Wayne Performing Arts	$7,000 $2,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Texas - Morgan Matlock Top 10- Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
2006 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT NON-FINALIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Miss Alaska – Rebecca Hayes	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Arizona – Audrey Sibley	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss California – Dustin-Leigh Konzelman Preliminary Talent Winner Non-Finalist Talent Winner	$3,000 $2,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Colorado – Jessica Urban	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Connecticut – Dianna Baitinger	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Delaware – Rebecca Bledsoe Non-Finalist Talent Winner	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Hawaii – Malika Dudley Miss Congeniality	$3,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Tracey Brown Quality of Life Winner	$3,000 $3,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Illinois – Lauren Allen	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Indiana – Susan Guilkey	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Iowa – Kay Pauszek	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Kansas – Adrienne Rosel	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Kentucky - Kerri Mitchell	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Molly Causey	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Maine – Megan Beals	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Maryland – Rachel Ellsworth	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Kristin Gauvin	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Michigan – Octavia Reese	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Minnesota – Karyn Stordahl Non-Finalist Talent Winner	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Mississippi – Kristian Dambrino	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Missouri – Stacie Cooley	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Montana – Sophia Steinbeisser	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Nebraska – Kelly Keiser	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Crystal Wosik	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire –Audra Paquette	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Jersey – Julie Robenhymer	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Mexico – Ane Romero	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New York – Kandice Pelletier	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss North Carolina – Brooke McLaurin	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss North Dakota – Jacqueline Johnson	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Ohio – Marlia Fontaine	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Oregon – Lucy Fleck	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Rhode Island – Jessica Samson	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss South Dakota – Nikki Grandpre	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Tennessee- Tara Burns Non-Finalist Talent Winner	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Utah – Julia Bachison Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Vermont – Megan Plebani	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Virgin Islands – Allison Bourne-Vanneck	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Washington – Tina Mares	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss West Virginia – Kimberly Goodwin	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Wisconsin – Tracy Gest	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Wyoming – Heather Jackelen	$3,000	Scholarship
PRELIMINARY TALENT WINNERS
Miss California – Dustin-Leigh Konzelman	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Oklahoma – Jennifer Berry	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss South Carolina – Erika Powell	$2,000	Scholarship
PRELIMINARY LIFESTYLE & FITNESS IN SWIMSUIT WINNERS
Miss District of Columbia – Shannon Schambeau	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Virginia – Kristi Glakas	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Utah – Juila Bachison	$1,000	Scholarship
NON FINALIST TALENT
Miss California – Dustin-Leigh Konzelman	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Delaware – Rebecca Bledsoe	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Minnesota – Karyn Stordahl	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Tennessee – Tara Burns	$1,000	Scholarship
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE 2006 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD:
Miss Idaho – Tracey Brown Quality of Life Winner	$ 3,000	Scholarship
Miss Oklahoma – Jennifer Berry 1st Runner-up	$ 2,000	Scholarship
Miss Alabama – Alexa Jones 2nd-Runner Up	$ 1,000	Scholarship
THE BERNIE WAYNE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS:
Miss South Carolina – Erika Powell	$2,500	Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
Five scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A. Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2005, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom.
The Miss America Organization allocates up to $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia per year.