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The 21-year-old graduate of Greenville College was crowned during the 2006 Miss Iowa Pageant finals held Saturday night at the North Scott Fine Arts Auditorium in Eldridge. The 2005 Miss Iowa, Kay Pauszek, passed the tiara to her successor. Nicholas, competing as Miss Cedar River, also was the top scorer at Thursday's preliminary talent competition with her vocal solo. She recently received her degree in music performance from Greenville. This is the first time in the history of the Iowa pageant that sisters have both worn the crown. Emily is the younger sister of Miss Iowa 2004, Carolyn Nicholas. They are the daughters of Greg and Julie Nicholas of Clear Lake. The first runner-up for the state crown was Miss Clinton County, Alisa White of Goose Lake. She was the winner of the interview competition and Friday's talent competition, as well. Second runner-up was Devin Howell, Miss Eastern Iowa. Olivia Myers, Miss Burlington, was third runner-up, and Miss Muscatine, Cassie Lauterbach, was fourth runner-up. Holly Mayland, Miss Kossuth-Winnebago, won both the non-finalist talent and non-finalist interview segments; Miss Louisa County Cara Van Ness won the state Community Service Award; Olivia Myers won the National Community Service Award; and Lacy Johnson, Miss Southern Iowa, was the Academic Award winner. Candidates are judged in the areas of interview, talent, evening wear and physical fitness in swimsuit. Nicholas will spend the year of her reign traveling the state, promoting her platform, "Character Counts - Be All That You Can Be." She will also be preparing for the upcoming Miss America Pageant, to be held in Las Vegas. With $50 million presented nationally, the Miss America Scholarship Program is the largest source of scholarships for women in the world. | |||||||||||
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