Most Swimsuit Prelim wins in tv years

Miss America starting announcing three Swimsuit  Preliminary winners in 1935, then took four years off. Swimsuit winners have been named every year since 1940.

Since 1954, there have only been ties in two years: 1978 & 1986.

182 Swimsuit Prelim awards have been announced between 1954-2013:

STATE RANKINGS for SWIMSUIT WINS
1. MISSISSIPPI - 14 (wins)
(including 9 in 13 years between 1978-1990)

Carla Haag
Miss Mississippi 1998
Top 10 Finalist & Swimsuit Prelim winner

2. CALIFORNIA- 13

Tiffany Stoker
Miss California 1995
3rd Runner-up & Swimsuit Prelim winner

3. SOUTH CAROLINA - 10

Catherine Hinson
Miss South Carolina 1977
2nd Runner-up & Swimsuit Prelim winner

4. (tie) ARKANSAS - 8
4. (tie) HAWAII - 8
6. NORTH CAROLINA - 7
7. (tie) ALABAMA - 6
ILLINOIS - 6
KANSAS - 6
NEW YORK - 6
TEXAS - 6

12. (tie) FLORIDA - 5
GEORGIA - 5
INDIANA - 5
LOUISIANA - 5
MICHIGAN - 5
UTAH - 5
VIRGINIA - 5
WASHINGTON - 5

20. (tie) - MINNESOTA - 4
OHIO - 4
OKLAHOMA - 4
TENNESSEE - 4
WISCONSIN - 4

25. (tie) - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 3
RHODE ISLAND - 3
27. (tie) - IOWA - 2
KENTUCKY - 2
MISSOURI - 2
NEVADA - 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE - 2
NEW JERSEY - 2
OREGON - 2
WEST VIRGINIA - 2
35. (tie) - ALASKA - 1
ARIZONA - 1
COLORADO - 1
CONNECTICUT - 1
DELAWARE - 1
IDAHO - 1
MARYLAND - 1
MASSACHUSETTS - 1
NEBRASKA - 1
NEW MEXICO - 1
PENNSYLVANIA - 1
PUERTO RICO - 1

47. (tie) - MAINE - 0
MONTANA - 0
NORTH DAKOTA - 0
SOUTH DAKOTA - 0
VERMONT - 0
VIRGIN ISLANDS - 0
WYOMING - 0

Years when three Swimsuit Winners made Top 5
1954 (California-Lee Meriwether-Miss America; Florida-Gloria Daniel-1st RU; South Carolina-2nd RU)

1961 (North Carolina-Miss America; Arkansas-1st RU; Minnesota-4th RU)

'76 (Minnesota-Dorothy Benham-Miss America; South Carolina-Lavinia Cox-1st RU; Texas-Carmen McCullom-2nd RU)

1983 (New York-Vanessa Williams-Miss America; Mississippi-Wanda Geddie-3rd RU; Ohio-4th RU)

1984 (Utah-Sharlene Wells-Miss America; Mississippi-2nd RU; Texas-Tamara Hext-4th RU)

1986 (Tennessee-tie-Kellye Cash-Miss America; Virginia-1st RU; South Carolina-tie-Dawn Smith-2nd RU; Missouri-Tamara Tungate-4th RU)

1994 (Alabama-Heather Whitestone-Miss America; Virginia-1st RU, Indiana-4th RU)

2000 (Hawaii-Angela Baracquio-Miss America; Louisiana-1st RU; Mississippi-3rd RU, Kentucky-Whitney Boyles-4th RU)

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