Saluting Kentucky and Oklahoma's prelim wins

Congratulations to 

Ramsey Carpenter, Miss Kentucky, second night winner in Talent

and

Alex Eppler, Miss Oklahoma, second night winner in Swimsuit (Lifestyle & Fitness)

KENTUCKY's Talent Prelim wins

Ramsey brings Kentucky its 4th Talent win in the television years (1954-present), moving the state into a 5-way tie for 20th place (see Monday's blog).

She is the 12th violinist/fiddler to win a talent prelim in the television years.

Gwendolyn Witten
Miss Kentucky 1982
Top 10 Finalist & Talent Prelim winner

2014 - Ramsey Carpenter - Top 12 Semi-Finalist (fiddle)

1998 - Chera-Lyn Cook - 4th Runner-up (pop vocal)
1982 - Gwendolyn Witten - Top 10 Finalist (semi-classical vocal)
1974 - Darlene Compton - 3rd Runner-up (vocal)

OKLAHOMA'S Swimsuit Prelim wins

Alex's win moves Oklahoma into an 8-way tie for 13th place with its 5 swimsuit wins in the tv years.
(see Tuesday's blog).

Interestingly, Kelsey Griswold won Swimsuit last year on the second night of competition as well.
This is also the fifth consecutive year that Oklahoma has won either Swimsuit or Talent!
Only Mississippi's 8 straight prelim wins between 1978-1985 beats that record.

Lauren Nelson
Miss Oklahoma 2006
MISS AMERICA 2007 & Swimsuit Prelim winner

2014 - Alex Eppler - Top 10 Finalist

2013 - Kelsey Griswold - 2nd Runner-up

2010 - Emoly West - 4th Runner-up

2006 - LAUREN NELSON - MISS AMERICA 2007

1955 - Ann Campbell - 4th Runner-up

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