This changes from year to year. The current Miss America is from New York (Kira Kazanstev, from Manhattan, NY). She was crowned on September 14, 2014.
The winner of the 2011 Miss America pageant as Teresa Scanlan, Miss Nebraska.
Miss New York
The contestants in the Miss America pageant are the winners from their home-state pageants.
The winner of the 2000 Miss America pageant was Heather Renee French, Miss Virginia.
The following states have 6 Miss America wins:CaliforniaNew YorkOhioOklahoma
Vanessa Williams represented New York as Miss New York in the Miss America pageant.
Lisa, of Miss America 1992, is either from Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
Texas
Alaska
6 times, the women from NewYork state has won the Miss America title including this year of 2015.
Yes, Lisa Robinson participated in the Miss America contest. She was crowned Miss New York in 1975 and represented the state in the Miss America pageant that same year. Robinson is also known for her career as a journalist and author.
As of 2010, Oklahoma won 6 miss America Pageants. That's the most wins a state has ever had!! They are tied with California and Ohio.