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  2. List of Miss America titleholders - Wikipedia

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    First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Later served as chair of the board of trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months) [67] 1992: Sept. 14, 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp [68] Hawaii: Kona: 24 Preliminary Swimsuit: Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" First Miss Hawaii crowned [68] 1993: Sept. 19, 1992 Leanza Cornett [69] Florida ...

  3. Debbye Turner - Wikipedia

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    Turner is a singer, pianist, and skilled percussionist, evidenced by her marimba rendition of '"Flight of the Bumblebee"' in the talent portion of the 1990 Miss America contest. Turner was the third African-American national titleholder and the first—and as of 2019, the only—Miss Missouri to be crowned Miss America.

  4. Miss America - Wikipedia

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    Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. [1] Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", [2] the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering a judge's question ...

  5. Miss Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Miss Minnesota 1976 and Miss America 1977 Gretchen Carlson, Miss Minnesota 1988 and Miss America 1989. The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss America pageant. Women from Minnesota have won the Miss America crown on three occasions. The most recent winner was Gretchen ...

  6. Miss America award winners - Wikipedia

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    The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.

  7. Miss America 2019: And the winner is... - AOL

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    With several outdated portions now distant memories, the 92nd Miss America competition crowned a new winner on Sunday in a two-hour ceremony.

  8. Vanessa Williams - Wikipedia

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    Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York with a birth announcement that read: "Here she is: Miss America". [2] [3] She was raised in Millwood, New York. [1]A paternal great-great-grandfather was William Fields, an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

  9. Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman - AOL

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