Second highlights clip in my salute to the 100th anniversary. 1975. This was the pageant that crowned the woman who would reign as Miss America during our 1976 bicentennial year. This is the only year in which the Parade of States happened in the order in which each state joined the Union. This is a 35 minute highlight clip. You can find the entire show on YouTube by searching for SeanL71. This clip is by special request for David Charles Morgan. | Crowned

Miss Venezuela Mónica Spear, fondly remembered as the angelic beauty of Miss Universe 2005, was marching confidently into the Top 5—until the Q&A round. Attempting to answer in English, she faltered midway, and her reaction made it painfully clear that she knew the moment (& the Crown) had slipped away. #missuniverse2005 | The Great Pageant Community