Hope Recognized with Duke of Edinburg Award
January13, 2012

Thursday night, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 Elizabeth Fechtel, and 14 of our 2012 Miss America Contestants, including Hope Anderson, our Miss Louisiana, were recognized with Duke of Edinburgh Awards, presented by MAO Board Chairman, Sam Haskell, III and National Executive Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Americans' Challenge, Josh Randle. Learn more about this prestigious award at www.usaward.org.

Miss Louisiana Wins National Miracle Maker Award
January 12, 2012

Miss Louisiana Hope Anderson was honored last night as one of three national Miracle Maker Award Winners. Each year Miss America and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals awards the contestant who raises the most money for CMN a $5000 scholarship. This year three contestants raised over $40,000 each for CMN Hospitals which is unprecedented, so Miss America chose to honor each of these states - Louisiana, Hawaii and North Carolina.

The state of Louisiana also won the State Miracle Maker Award for the state raising the most funds for CMN. Hope worked very hard to achieve her goal of raising $25,000, and even more to exceed it by $15,000. According to Darris Waren, "I remember when Hope announced after Miss Louisiana last June that she wanted to raise $25,000 for CMN hospitals.看I thought then that was a high goal, but I'd anybody could do it, Hope could and she did. Her hard work and perseverance paid off. She truly loves the children of CMN hospitals and has had several occasions to visit the hospitals. About a week prior to leaving for miss America Hope was called to Baton Rouge to stand at the bedside of a young girl dying with cancer. Her last wish was to meet a real princess. Hope dropped everything she was doing and left for Baton Rouge to spend the day with this child. The following day the little girl died. Hope literally feels the call of being miss Louisiana and serving our state. We hope that she can carry this dream on to the national level as Miss America."

Also lighting up the stage last night was Louisiana's CMN Hospital Champion Adam Linebarger. Adam had the audience cheering as he was asked who he thought was going to win this years Miss America and he answered with a confident "Miss Louisiana!" Adam was a special guest at this past years Miss Louisiana Pageant and was featured in a production number on stage with the contestants.

Hope competed in talent competition last night and did a phenomenal job as she danced en pointe to "Sway." Tonight preliminary competition wraps up as Hope competes in on-stage question.

We are extremely proud of Hope and all that she has accomplished. She is representing our state, as well as the city of Monroe and the University of Louisiana at Monroe and is certainly making her mark on the Miss America Pageant!

Send A Note to Hope at Miss America!
January 3, 2012

If you would like to send cards, prayers and well wishes to Hope while she is in Las Vegas, here is her address while at Miss America:

Planet Holywood Resort and Casino
Miss Louisiana - Hope Anderson
3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Please note that contestants can not receive flowers or gifts, but cards are greatly appreciated!

Hope's Miss America Send-Off
January 3, 2012

Miss America crown Wednesday, January 4, 2012. She will leave the Monroe Regional Airport at 11:45 am on Wednesday morning. There will be an opportunity for Hope to meet with the media from 10:00 - 10:30 am.

The Miss America Pageant will be held at the Planet Hollywood Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV, January 10 - 14. Preliminary competition will be the 10th, 11th, 12th and the live televised finals will air on ABC at 7:00 pm Central time on January 14th. Hope's competition schedule is as follows:

Tuesday AM: Interview
Tuesday PM: Swimsuit and Evening Gown
Wednesday PM: Talent
Thursday PM: On Stage Question
Saturday: Live Televised Finals on ABC

Miss Louisiana 2011, Hope Anderson, is a Monroe native and Mass Communications graduate from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Anderson was crowned Miss Louisiana in June at the Monroe Civic Center and has since worked very hard promoting her platform "Pilots for Patients" and preparing for the Miss America Pageant.

Vote for Hope!
Miss America Peageant America's Choice
January 1, 2012

There is still time left to vote your favorite contestant as the 2012 Miss America Pageant's America's Choice!

Cast your vote via one (1) of the following two (2) methods:

http://missamerica.org/videocontest/contestants/louisiana.aspx

OR

Visit the "Video Contest" tab at www.facebook.com/missamericaorganization

There is a limit of one (1) vote per person and internet accessible device per contestant throughout the Voting Period, regardless of method of voting.

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. PST on January 12, 2012

"Geaux Hope" T-Shirts and More!
November 29, 2011

Support Miss Louisiana Hope Anderson as she competes for Miss America in Las Vegas in January! While supplies last, the Miss Louisiana Organization will be selling "Geaux Hope" t-shirts. With the purchase of a t-shirt, you will also receive a fan and button --- all for only $20. To place an order, contact Debbie Wyatt at debbwyatt@hotmail.com or 318.680.2481. Purchases should be paid by money order to "Miss Louisiana."

2011 Miss Louisiana Style Show
November 7, 2011

Join Miss Louisiana, Hope Anderson, for a style show to present her wardrobe for the 2012 Miss America pageant.
Sunday, November 20th at 2 p.m.
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Biedehnarn Recital Hall.

A Night of Hope for CMN
November 7, 2011

Join Miss Louisiana, Hope Anderson, for "A Night of Hope" at the home of Carolyn and Harvey Perry on Saturday, December 10th.

For more information, check out Hope's article in the November issue of DeltaStyle Magazine. (click here)