Miss Florida 1948 Rosemary Carpenter posing on a sand dune at Jacksonville Beach. | Florida Memory

Delta Burke Miss Florida At the 1975 Miss America Pageant

All the pageant drama this week has me thinking of one of my favorite episodes of Designing Women, with Suzanne Sugarbaker...in real life, she got to keep the Miss Florida crown. Delta Burke, Miss Florida 1974 My favorite Miss Florida ever! Do y'all remember this episode? There She Is From Designing Women, 1989 While preparing for Charlene's baby shower, Julia, Mary Jo and Charlene are surprised by a visit form Audrey, the Director of Pageants for Miss Georgia U.S. Audrey has been trying to…

Delta Burke Miss Florida 1974 Riding "Nasty Ned"

Outgoing queen Lissette Gonzalez crowning Miss Florida Kelli Meierhenry at the Miss Florida Pageant in 1999

☀️ MISS FLORIDA USA ‘24 ☀️ Took the sis and we roadtripped down to Coral Springs to watch the last USA state pageant of the season. It’s always lovely getting to go back and watch the pageant where my journey began. I was 18 years old when I competed for @missflteenusa for the first and last time. I learned so much, and it launched a pageant journey that has been nothing short of transformational. A huge heartfelt congratulations to the new titleholders: may your year be one of adventure...

Miss Okeechobee USA, Taylor Fulford, was crowned Miss Florida USA 2022 in a state pageant held at Coral Springs Center for the Arts on Sunda...

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