miss america 2013 was on hand to help hand out the medals. what is the connection between the duke of edinburgh award and the miss america organization? >> well, the miss america organization is all about the empowerment of young women and our ability to kind of relate to people through community service, through physical fitness, through our style and success and scholarship dollars, and all of those things. the duke of edinburgh award is about all of those things, as well -- physical fitness, adventurous journey, and so many different aspects that help young people kind of figure out who they are and propel forward and succeed. >> there are probably more crowns here than in buckingham palace. how do you feel about that? >> i think that you are probably right, but ours are probably a little prettier. what do you think? [ laughter ] >> yes, i agree. today, i'm actually wearing two hats -- one as a reporter for "teen kids news," and the other hat... [ ding! ] ...i mean, crown -- is for being miss massachusetts outstanding teen. so for me, this is doubly exciting. that's why i'm sitting in the audience. i wasn't just covering the ceremon

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