Technically, eight: 1984 Vanessa Williams (NY) was crowned Miss America. When she resigned later that year, he runner-up, Suzette Charles (NJ), also African-American, assumed the title of Miss...
There have been a total of six Miss America winners from the state of Oklahoma: 1926... Norma Smallwood, from Tulsa 1966..Jane Ann Jayroe, from Laverne 1980..Susan Powell, from Elk City 1995..Shawnee...
There have been six African American Miss USA winners. Crystle Stewart (2008) Rachel Smith (2007) Shauntay Hinton (2002) Chelsi Smith (1995) Kenya Moore (1993) Carole Gist (1990)