The Miss America Organization is Proud To Announce Former Miss Alaska Contestant, Sarah Heath Palin as Vice Presidential Republican Candidate

29 Aug 2008 17:52 Africa/Lagos

The Miss America Organization is Proud To Announce Former Miss Alaska Contestant, Sarah Heath Palin as Vice Presidential Republican Candidate

McCain Names Former Miss Alaska Contestant as Running Mate

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

CONTACT: Sharon Pearce of The Miss America Organzation, +1-609-653-8700,
Ext 117, Sharon@missamerica.org


Web site: http://www.missamerica.org/