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So I don't know if you all stayed up last night late, but we have a new Miss America this morning. She is a 22-year-old aspiring¹ teacher,she was crowned in Las Vegas, first time the pageant² was ever held outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey³ and here is a look at the winning moment.

Miss America 2006 is Miss Oklahoma, Jennifer Berry.

Miss Oklahoma, and guess what? Joining us now from Las Vegas, the new Miss America, Jennifer Berry, of Oklahoma, good morning to you, congratulations.

Good morning, Kate, thank you so much.

That crown looks very nice sitting up there on top of your head.

Well, thank you, I don't mind wearing it.

It kind of looks that you can't move your head lower. It might fall off.

hahaha. . . , a little bit, a little bit, it's a little unsteady right now.

I was reading that you and your sister used to actually pretend that you were Miss America that you'd(had) won the pageant, so the moment last night must have been sort of surreal for you.

Very surreal, when we were little, we used to watch the pageant as a family, and um~my sister and I would, would go into tlhe utility room with our heels on, and she was the emcee, and I'd always get to be Miss America, so it, it's a very magic dream come true, and it still fight, hasn't sunken (in) yet.

You always got to be Miss America , your sister never got to be?

Oh yes, she's never gonna let that down, (oh~not bad.)she is like, she is like a great older sister.

Especially not now, and tell us a little bit about your platform, I know that~ur you have a plan to really try to help with drunk-driving.

Correct, my platform is building intolerance to drunk-driving and underage drinking, and I've worked for 5 years , in the state of Oklahoma, to diminish alcohol-related fatalities⁴ and diminish underage drinking, so now I'll be able to take that beyond the borders of Oklahoma on a national level,ur because people are still dying every single day from alcohol related fatalities, and it's just not necessary, and we need more education regarding that .

Absolutely, I have to ask you about the , the venue⁵, because this was the first time it was ever held this pageant outside of Atlantic City, what did you think of Las Vegas?

It was fabulous⁶, I've actually been to Atlanta City for ur 3 years . I attended the Miss America pageant as a member of the audience since I was able to see the venue there. Coming to Vegas has just been incredible , they have opened their arms to us, opened their hearts to us, and, just , it's been an incredible experience, I think it was a great step forward for the Miss America Organization and I will began a new tradition right here last night.

Do you think that you had enough people watching last night? There has been so much talk about the moves over to Country Music Television broadcasting the event whether people are still interested, whether the pageant is still relevant?

Oh, I definitely think it's still relevant, we've had more promotion⁷, for this year's Miss America pageant than we have had in years, and I've had that strangers come up and tell me how much promotion they've seen, how much marketing⁸ they have seen. CMT has done a wonderful job with the pageant, I think it was the best union, the best decision that we could have made , for the organization, and we're definitely on our way up from now on now.

Well, Jennifer Berry , Miss Oklahoma, and now, Miss America, congratulations again , thanks so much for being with us.

Thank you, Kate, thanks for having me.

1 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

2 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

6 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

7 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

8 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。