I am Not Miss Illinois

I am Miss Ilinois USA. There is a difference :)

According to Wikipedia, The Miss Illinois competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss America pageant. The Miss Illinois pageant started in 1927, several years after the initial Miss America pageant. There have been 5 Miss Americas from Illinois.

In the Miss America Pageant women are judged on personal interview, talent, lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit, evening wear, and an onstage question.

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The Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant.

Illinois is one of the most successful states in the competition. It is one of only four states to have won four or more Miss USA titles and one of only three states to win two Miss USA titles in consecutive years. All four winners came from the early history of the competition, with their last Miss USA being Karen Morrison, who held the title in 1974.

In the Miss USA Pageant women are judged on personal interview, fitness in swimsuit, evening wear, and an onstage question.

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So now you know :)