Miss America Touts Web Safety
The newly crowned Miss America is looking to leave her mark on the Internet, just not the kind of mark some of her contemporaries left behind online.
Lauren Nelson is the midst of a nationwide tour to promote her official platform: Internet safety. The campaign took Nelson back to her home state of Oklahoma last week, where she spoke on the floor of the legislature in support of a measure that would prohibit registered sex offenders from accessing social networking sites like MySpace. The Edmond Sun has the scoop on her trip back home to Sooner country.
Nelson also made a pit stop in Virginia this week to promote her cause. She told The Bedford Bulletin she once was a near victim of an online predator during her teens. Now at 20, she's doubling as spokeswoman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
She's also been named an honorary deputy sheriff in Bedford County. Her fellow Safe Surfin' spokesperson, basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, is an honorary deputy U.S. Marshal. Officer Shaq is thinking about pursuing a full time law enforcement gig after basketball -- and he's pretty sure someone is going to want hire him. -- Michael Martinez
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