Very impressive. Entire generations have no idea what a handy skill this was. Didn't they tend to wear pastels back then?

Miss America was an event that my Mom and I would sit and watch.....it was THE event we looked forward to. I remember the years that Heather Whitestone and Tara Holland won most clearly....don't remember why, but they've ranked as two of my favorites in the two decades or so of me watching, along with Laura Kaeppler. It's been fun watching friends of mine compete at Miss Nevada in the past couple of years...and they've had fun doing it.

Yes indeed. Didn't one of Judy Blume's books have a chapter where the characters watch the Miss America pageant? I want to say the book was It's Not The End Of The World but I could be wrong.

I think I remember that book. The main character had a sister who was a senior and perfect, and they lived in a rich neighborhood but the mom worked as a cleaning lady. A kid at the high school died.

Miss Kentucky is an ADPi from University of Kentucky. She was crowned last night!

full list
 

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 Illinois, Brittany Smith, is a Delta Gamma from Purdue University. She too was crowned last night!

Miss California
 

Stanford Tri Delta Crystal Lee was crowned Miss California last night.

Miss South Dakota is Tessa Dee, an Alpha Phi from University of South Dakota. (EO just tweeted a picture of last year's winner, another APhi, putting the crown on her.)

Chelsea Rick, Miss Mississippi is a Chi Omega (Chi Delta/Millsaps)
Brooke Mosteller, Miss South Carolina is a Chi Omega (Epsilon Lambda/Furman)

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?