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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
OKAY PEOPLE----
The big Miss America Secret revealed.....
The reason why there are 51 women at Miss America is for 50 States plus the girl who represents the District of Columbia
(which is a FEDERAL DISTRICT, not a STATE, but for the pageant, they act as though DC is a STATE).
Therefore: 50+1=51
A few years back, I talked to an American Immigration Officer and asked him what Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands were considered to be (since they're not States, but they are kinda sorta kinda part of the US in general); he said that they were considered "Possessions of the U.S."
Miss Puerto Rico does not compete at Miss America (though she does compete at Miss Universe). Funnily enough, in the early early days of Miss America (when it was not yet "standardized"), Canada actually went to Miss America.
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Or how the Puerto Ricans fielded teams in the olympics.
On a side note, as an undergrad I had a brother in the chapter who was puerto rican and was all about statehood. I'd give him grief about it all the time. Once I asked him "ya know why there is one star on your flag? Cause it aint ever gonna be on ours." lol