this is the first time a Nebraskan has ever won the Miss America contest.
I think that Henrietta Leaver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, won the Miss America contest in 1935.
I think that Patricia Donnelly from Detroit, Michigan, won the Miss America contest in 1939.
I think that Debbye Turner from Columbia, Missouri, won the Miss America contest in 1990.
I think that Gretchen Carlson from Anoka, Minnesota, won the Miss America contest in 1989.
I think that Kellye Cash from Memphis, Tennessee, won the Miss America contest in 1987.
I think that Elizabeth Ward from Russellville, Arkansas, won the Miss America contest in 1982.
I think that Kylene Barker from Galax, Virginia, won the Miss America contest in 1979.
I think that Phyllis George from Denton, Texas, won the Miss America contest in 1971.
I think that Judith Ford from Belvidere, Illinois, won the Miss America contest in 1969.
The winner of the 1927 Miss America pageant was Lois Delander, Miss Illinois.
I think that Marilyn Buferd from Los Angeles, California, won the Miss America contest in 1946.