Miss Illinois, Miss Michigan, and Miss Pennsylvania each have 5 Miss America titles.
The following states have 6 Miss America wins:CaliforniaNew YorkOhioOklahoma
The contestants in the Miss America pageant are the winners from their home-state pageants.
The winner of the 1956 Miss America pageant was Sharon Ritchie, Miss Colorado.
United States with seven winners.
No, not all states have produced a Miss America pageant winner. (i.e. Louisiana)
The winners of the preliminary Swimsuit Award at the 1985 Miss America pageant were:Kathy Manning, Miss MississippiTamara Hart, Miss TexasSharlene Wells, Miss Utah
The Miss America pageant began in 1921.
The Miss America pageant was held in Las Vegas.
Vanessa Williams felt pressured by Miss America Pageant officials to resign in 1984 because nude photos taken by a photographer prior to the pageant had surfaced, and Penthouse had announced that they would be publishing them.
There are 4 states that tie for the most Miss America winners (they each have 6 titles):CaliforniaNew YorkOhioOklahoma
To become Miss America, you participate in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The winner of the 1933 Miss America pageant was Marian Bergeron, Miss Connecticut.