ST. PETERSBURG - Miss America made her first visit this morning as the official goodwill ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network, an organization that raises millions each year for hospitals across the country.
And she did so at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.
"This is my very, very first day on the job," said Katie Stam, 22, who was Miss Indiana before she was crowned Miss America on Jan. 24. "I've been so excited and so anxious to start this work."
With a bevy of photojournalists shadowing her every move, Stam visited the neonatal intensive care unit, asking charge nurses questions, telling babies they were beautiful, and lending comfort and words of encouragement to parents and grandparents.
The Children's Miracle Network raises $230 million a year for those affiliated hospitals Junium said.
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