MISS COLORADO – 2001
The new Miss Colorado 2001 is Kelly McKee, who competed as Miss Rocky Mountain. She is a 21 year-old senior at the University of Colorado – Boulder. Kelly performed a lyrical ballet to Linda Eder’s “Someone Like You” for her talent presentation. Her platform is Adoption. This was Kelly’s second attempt at winning the Miss Colorado title.
“I realize I have a lot of work to do this year,” Kelly said, adding that being Miss Colorado is not about her but is about serving other people and promoting her platform – “Adoption with LUV (learning, understanding and venturing). She said she was surprised to win because she didn’t do too well in the 2000 competition. But she turned that experience into a positive. After last year’s Colorado event, she traveled to Atlantic City, N.J., for the 2000 Miss America Pageant to learn from the best.