By Scott Carlson-North Platte Post
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-After three nights of competition, Miss Nebraska 2021 was crowned at the North Platte High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday Night.
Miss Omaha Morgan Holen won the title and will serve as the state's official ambassador and represent Nebraska at the Miss America Competition at a date to be determined in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Holen follows in the footsteps of her mother Jodi, who was Miss Nebraska in 1988.
Holen's talent is dance and her platform is "Lead with your strengths: The power of strengths-based mentoring."
Holen will receive over $22,000 in cash awards and over $1.5 million in college scholarships.
Miss Kool-Aid Days Allison Baird was the runner-up and would assume the job of Miss Nebraska if Holen were ever unable to fulfill her duties.
Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen 2021 was also crowned on Saturday.
Miss Scotts Bluff County Outstanding Teen Jamie Rose Chen took the title.
Chen will represent Nebraska in Orlando, Florida at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in July.
Chen's talent is piano.
Chen, who received a full-ride scholarship offer to the University of Nebraska Lincoln when she was in middle school, will receive a $2,000 cash scholarship.
Two North Platte natives, Miss North Platte Outstanding Teen Aubrie Charter and Miss Heartland Emily Hendren, were the Non-Finalist Talent award winners and performed their talents on Saturday.