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

  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