Miss Tennessee Stefanie Wittler, of Soddy-Daisy, took second runner-up to Miss America on Saturday night at the 89th pageant in Las Vegas.
She is the daughter of Steve and Kim Wittler.
Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title after strutting in a yellow dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling kids they should get outside more often.
Miss Cameron won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown.
Miss Wittler’s success marked the second time a local contestant has placed second runner-up in the national pageant. Stephanie Culberson, a former Miss Cleveland who won Miss Tennessee in 2000, placed second runner-up in the 2001 Miss America pageant. Desiree Daniels Disterdick was first runner-up in 1982.