Miss America 2014 co-host Lara Spencer (left) held the microphone as Sgt. Theresa Vail, Miss Kansas, answered a question about winning the online vote of America's choice at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, , Sept. 15, 2013. "I am so honored," said Va

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Miss America 2014 co-host Lara Spencer (left) held the microphone as Sgt. Theresa Vail, Miss Kansas, answered a question about winning the online vote of America's choice at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, , Sept. 15, 2013. "I am so honored," said Vail. "To be fair, I did have the backing of an entire army, literally." Vail is a dental technician with the Kansas National Guard's Medical Detachment in Lenexa, Kan.

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