States with the most Miss America winners
While most people will be focused on soaking up the last days of summer this weekend, 51 women are flooding into Atlantic City, New Jersey, with the hope to win the coveted title of Miss America 2019. The incumbent Miss America 2018, Cara Mund, will be handing her crown to the one woman who shows the most exemplary poise, character and—of course—beauty. Mund is North Dakota's first Miss America winner, and received the chance this year to represent the state on the world's stage.
North Dakota's first win is a bigger deal than many may recognize, as when it comes to the pageant, the winner has historically come from a small pool of states—only 32 and the District of Columbia, in fact. With this in mind, Stacker found the states that have produced the most Miss Americas over time, using data from the pageant's official website. From small states to coastal powerhouses, this roundup proves that securing the crown can't simply be chalked up to a state's size.
Read on to see if your state made the cut.
#26 (tie): Connecticut
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 1933
#26 (tie): Indiana
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 2009
#26 (tie): Kentucky
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 2000
#26 (tie): Missouri
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 1990
#26 (tie): Nebraska
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 2011
#26 (tie): North Carolina
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 1962
#26 (tie): North Dakota
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 2018
#26 (tie): Oregon
Total Miss America winners: 1
Years won: 2002
#17 (tie): Arizona
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1949, 1965
#17 (tie): District of Columbia
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1921, 1944
#17 (tie): Florida
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1993, 2004
#17 (tie): Georgia
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1953, 2016
#17 (tie): Hawaii
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1992, 2001
#17 (tie): South Carolina
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1957, 1994
#17 (tie): Tennessee
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1947, 1987
#17 (tie): Utah
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1952, 1985
#17 (tie): Wisconsin
Total Miss America winners: 2
Years won: 1973, 2012
#9 (tie): Alabama
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1951, 1995, 2005
#9 (tie): Arkansas
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1964, 1982, 2017
#9 (tie): Colorado
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1956, 1958, 1974
#9 (tie): Kansas
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1966, 1968, 1997
#9 (tie): Minnesota
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1948, 1977, 1989
#9 (tie): New Jersey
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1932, 1937, 1984
#9 (tie): Texas
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1942, 1971, 1975
#9 (tie): Virginia
Total Miss America winners: 3
Years won: 1979, 1999, 2010
#8: Mississippi
Total Miss America winners: 4
Years won: 1959, 1960, 1980, 1986
#5 (tie): Illinois
Total Miss America winners: 5
Years won: 1927, 1969, 1991, 1998, 2003
#5 (tie): Michigan
Total Miss America winners: 5
Years won: 1939, 1961, 1970, 1988, 2008
#5 (tie): Pennsylvania
Total Miss America winners: 5
Years won: 1924, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1954
#1 (tie): California
Total Miss America winners: 6
Years won: 1925, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1955, 1983
#1 (tie): New York
Total Miss America winners: 6
Years won: 1945, 1976, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015
#1 (tie): Ohio
Total Miss America winners: 6
Years won: 1922, 1923, 1938, 1963, 1972, 1978
#1 (tie): Oklahoma
Total Miss America winners: 6
Years won: 1926, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2006, 2007
