Miss Florida
 

Florida Tri Delta Myrrhands Jones was crowned Miss Florida last night.

With all of these Panhellenic women competing, I'm wondering - do any of your Alumnae Panhellenics have a "viewing party" to cheer on our Greek sisters? I think that would be a really fun event!

Miss Idaho is Zeta Tau Alpha.

According to my full list 20/51 are Greek and not all the states have had their pageants yet. Almost a 50% chance of the future Miss America being a greek.

Don't they still have Miss Virgin Islands and Miss Puerto Rico, making 53 contestants?

I don't know. I didn't know they had those. I know that there is Miss District of Columbia.

With the 2 other ones it would be 20/53. Still pretty decent odds that the winner will be Greek

The current "tally" of Greek's in Miss America.....

Miss Missouri- Shelby Ringdahl (Kappa Alpha Theta)
Miss Oklahoma- Kelsey Griswold (Gamma Phi Beta)
Miss Alabama- Chandler Champion (Zeta Tau Alpha)
Miss North Dakota- Laura Harmon (Kappa Alpha Theta)
Miss Montana- Sheridan Pope (Gamma Phi Beta)
Miss New Jersey- Cara McCollum (Kappa Alpha Theta)
Miss Minnesota- Rebecca Yeh (Alpha Xi Delta)
Miss New Hampshire- Samantha Russo (Alpha Epsilon Phi)
Miss Georgia- Carly Mathis (Delta Delta Delta)
Miss Tennessee- Shelby Thompson (Alpha Delta Pi)
Miss Ohio- Heather Wells (Delta Zeta)
Miss Indiana- Terrin Thomas (Alpha Chi Omega)
Miss Wyoming- Rebecca Podio (Delta Delta Delta)
Miss Kentucky- Jenna Day (Alpha Delta Pi)
Miss Illinois- Brittany Smith (Delta Gamma)
Miss California- Crystal Lee (Delta Delta Delta)
Miss South Dakota- Tessa Dee (Alpha Phi)
Miss Mississippi- Chelsea Rick (Chi Omega)
Miss Florida- Myrrhands Jones (Delta Delta Delta)
Miss Idaho- Sarah Downs (Zeta Tau Alpha)
Miss Arkansas- Amy Crain (Delta Delta Delta)
Miss South Carolina - Brooke Mosteller (Chi Omega)


and "may the odds be ever in our favor" that the winner is Greek :)

Miss Louisiana
 

I thought I saw that on the GPhiB facebook page too but can't find it now - don't think she on but would like to know what her name is to see how she fared in the competition :confused:

Miss South Carolina - Brooke Mosteller, Chi Omega
Miss Idaho - Sarah Downs, Zeta Tau Alpha

For more info, http://wp.me/P20I1i-SQ

Her name is Olivia Ruby! She's an Epsilon Mu (Loyola) initiate and was Miss St. Tammany Hall Heritage - Internationals retweeted something from her chapter sisters about the pageant!

Jaden Leach is Miss Louisiana, according to the Miss America website.

http://www.missamerica.org/competiti...ear=2014&GO=GO!

It looks like there are a few sorority women in the Miss Teen USA pageant (August 10).

Miss District of Columbia - Despina Ades (Chi Omega)
Miss Missouri - Brenda Smith-Lezana (Tri Delta)

http://www.missuniverse.com/missteen...6994/year:2013

This article has a full listing of the NPC member Miss America contestants

http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/ne...3-edition.html

You can vote for America's Choice among the 53 contestants by going to the Miss America page on Facebook, OR

to miss america.org website and click News, then Press Releases, and scroll down to date 8/15/13 and click Let the Miss America Voting Begin...sorry I fail at links!

BTW I watched some of each video and think Miss California will win (but voted for Miss Alaska).

I am more biased for Miss Ohio this year because she is a SisterGreek AND a KSU grad student/Alum!

Cannot wait to see the gowns! I'm normally very good at calling the top 5!

A short article on the ladies: Miss America Trivia

"Miss America Trivia
by Suzanne Marino

There she is, Miss America but many state title holders are Greek as well. Of the 53 Miss America contestants vying for the 2014 title, 21 are members of a sorority at their respective college or university. The largest group (5) are members of Delta Delta Delta sorority; Miss Arkansas Amy Crain (Univ. of Ark.), Miss California, Crystal Lee, (Stanford), Miss Florida, Myrrhands Jones (Univ. of Fla.), Miss Georgia, Carly Mathis, (Univ. of Ga.) and Miss Wyoming, Rebecca Podio.

Zeta Tau Alpha has Miss Alabama, Chandler Champion, (Univ. of Ala.) and Miss Idaho, Sarah Downs, (Univ. of Pa.) Delta Gamma has Miss Illinois, Brittany Smith from Purdue and Alpha Chi Omega is well represented by Miss Indiana, Terrin Thompson (Indiana Univ.) Alpha Delta Pi has Miss Kentucky, Jenna Day, (Univ. of Ky.) and Miss Tennessee, Shelby Thompson, (Univ. of Tn.)
Alpha Xi Delta has Miss Minnesota, Rebecca Yeh, (Ohio Northern Univ.) and Chi Omega has Miss Mississippi, Chelsea Rich, (Millsap College) and Miss South Carolina, Brooke Mosteller, (Furman Univ.)
There are three Kappa Alpha Theta’s in the pageant; Miss Missouri, Shelby Ringdahl, (TCU), Miss New Jersey, Cara McCollum (Princeton) and Miss North Dakota, Laura Harmon, (Univ. of ND). Gamma Phi Beta is represented by Miss Montana Sheridan Pope (Moorhead) and Miss Oklahoma, Kelsey Griswold, (Oklahoma City Univ.)
Alpha Epsilon Phi has Miss New Hampshire, Samantha Russo (Emerson). Delta Zeta has Miss Ohio, Heather Wells (Youngstown State) and Miss South Dakota is a member of Alpha Phi (Univ. of SD).
Miss America 2013, Mallory Hagan is a member of Pi Beta Phi at Auburn University. *

*sorority information from Fran Becque www.fraternityhistory.com"

The number is 22., not 21. At least I count 22.

Her math could be off. I just cut & pasted it.

Correction (although I know you aren't the author): Miss Ohio, Heather Wells, went to Kent State not Youngstown.

Oh, honeychile, that was my thought, too. Sorry if it sounded abrupt. My counting skills aren't what they used to be, so it could have been my counting, but I think her math is off.

I have no words...
 

Wow. Just...wow.

REEAAAALLLYYY hoping this is more of a "Special Event Dress" for appearances in the state of Alabama (except near Auburn).

Not seeing this as a dress that will make a (good) impression on the Miss America judges. But, it would definitely make AN impression ...

Remember they added the part at the beginning where the contestants all wear something to represent their state? Is this for that?

She's sorta giving me Becky Leeman in Drop Dead Gorgeous.

http://pullquote.typepad.com/pullquo...3/cap269_2.jpg

Yes, it's for the "Parade of States" that opens the broadcast.
I'm an Alabama grad, but this is just gawd-awful.
Here's hoping she ditches it.

Oh dear. (Smh)

Going back to being Texas expatriate....

http://www.al.com/#/12

Miss Alabama Chandler Champion showed off her competition wardrobe to AL.com before leaving for the 2014 Miss America pageant. The highlight of her wardrobe is a houndstooth dress sporting the Alabama National Championship emblem on the back. The Ann Northington-designed outfit will be worn during the "Show Us Your Shoes Parade" on Sept. 14. “With Chandler being a University of Alabama student and the university being the national champs for three years, we chose to do national champs,” she said.
More on Miss Alabama
Chandler Champion uses passion to win Miss Alabama 2013, learns to ride a bike on the way
Two University of Alabama students to compete for Miss America title in Atlantic City

This would explain why Mallory Hagan had to move to New York to be competitive :rolleyes: ...

She may not be Greek, but she is pretty damn awesome!

http://www.people.com/people/article...732653,00.html

I read this yesterday. I agree...she's pretty damn awesome in my book!

Yes! I totally agree!

I cannot wait until Sunday! GO MISS OHIO! :D

Tuesday's preliminary lifestyle & fitness winner is Miss MS Chelsea Rick; Miss NH Samantha Russo for talent

Two Greek women...hooray! Thanks for the updates, NutBrnHair!

I like to keep up with the prelim winners, because you know then, that they will be in the Top 10.

And so you don't have to search previous posts ...
Miss Mississippi, Chelsea Rick - Chi Omega
Miss New Hampshire, Samantha Russo - Alpha Epsilon Phi

Thanks ChioLu!!

She does sound like a great role model. Too bad about not being able to demonstrate her archery. I guess they were afraid that that might be one more way to eliminate the competition???

We can only hope for this occurrance, as some years only three or four of six preliminary winners move into Top 15/Top 10. Ask Miss Georgia 1987 Kelly Jereles, double prelim winner but not in Top Ten.

Also, I'm not sure how it's done at national level, but at the state level here your prelim scores are thrown out when you get down to the wire. I've had a friend win every prelim category except interview (but still did well in interview), made it to the top 5, and get first runner up due to new scoring.