Miss Mississippi has won Miss America 4 times: 1959, 1960, 1980, 1986
Four (1959, 1960, 1980, 1986)
Miss America: Cheryl Prewitt (Miss Mississippi)
Miss America of 1980 was Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman, Mississippi.
Linda Lee Mead - Mississippi Lynda Mead was crowned Miss America in 1960.
Miss Mississippi has won Miss America 4 times: 1959, 1960, 1980, 1986
Four (1959, 1960, 1980, 1986)
Miss America: Cheryl Prewitt (Miss Mississippi)
Yes, Miss Illinois has won Miss America 5 times: 1927, 1969, 1991, 1998, 2003.
Miss America of 1980 was Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman, Mississippi.
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So far, only one time in 2011.
To become Miss America, you participate in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Linda Lee Mead - Mississippi Lynda Mead was crowned Miss America in 1960.
Miss Minnesota has won Miss America 3 times: 1948, 1977, and 1989.
Four Miss Mississippi have won the Miss America crown: Mary Ann Mobley (1959), Lynda Lee Mead (1960), Cheryl Prewitt (1980), and Susan Akin (1986).