Saluting Florida and Ohio's prelim wins

Congratulations to 

Mackenzie Bart, Miss Ohio, first night winner in Talent

and

Victoria (Tori) Cowen, Miss Florida, first night winner in Swimsuit (Lifestyle & Fitness)

OHIO's Talent Prelim wins

Mackenzie brings Ohio its 10th Talent win in the television years (1954-present), moving the state into a tie for 2nd place with Oklahoma (see Monday's blog).

Titilayo Adedokun
Miss Ohio 1993
2nd Runner-up & Talent Prelim winner

2014 - Mackenzie Bart - Top 10 Finalist (ventriloquism)

1995 - Titilayo Adedokun - 2nd Runner-up (opera)

1989 - Kristin Huffman - 4th Runner-up (opera)

1985 - Suellen Cochran - Top 10 Finalist (also won Swimsuit) (piano)

1979 - Tana Carli - 1st Runner-up (accordion)

1977 - SUSAN PERKINS - MISS AMERICA 1978 (pop vocal)

1975 - Susan Banks - 3rd Runner-up (opera)

1969 - Katherine Baumann - 1st Runner-up (also won Swimsuit) (gymnastics)

1966 - Sharon Phillian - 3rd Runner-up (pop vocal/opera combo)

1954 - Barbara Quinlin - Top 10 Finalist (opera)

1943 - Joan Hydolft  (ice skating)(as Miss Cincinnati)

FLORIDA's Swimsuit Prelim wins

Tori's win is Florida's 6th in the television years which moves the state up from 12th place into a 6-way tie for 7th place (see yesterday's blog).

Lissette Gonzalez
Miss Florida 1998
2nd Runner-up & Swimsuit Prelim winner

2014 - Tori Cowen - 3rd Runner-up

2004 - Jenna Edwards 

1998 - Lissette Gonzalez - 2nd Runner-up

1990 - Dana Dalton

1988 - Melissa Aggeles - Top 10 Finalist

1954 - Ann Gloria Daniel - 1st Runner-up 

1944 - Virginia Warlen - 2nd Runner-up (also won Talent)

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