9 , ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁page ant ▁alongside ▁game ▁show ▁host ▁Tod d ▁Newton ▁after ▁original ▁hosts ▁Ch ery l ▁Bur ke ▁of ▁Dan cing ▁with ▁the ▁Stars ▁and ▁MS N BC ▁anchor ▁Thomas ▁Roberts ▁with d rew . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Selection ▁of ▁contest ants ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁ 5 0 ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁were ▁chosen ▁in ▁state ▁page ants ▁held ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁state ▁page ant ▁was ▁Florida , ▁held ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁page ants ▁were ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁both ▁held ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁nine ▁of ▁these ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁former ▁Miss ▁Te en ▁USA ▁state ▁w inners , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁former ▁Miss ▁America ▁state ▁w inners ▁and ▁one ▁is ▁former ▁Miss ▁World ▁America ▁who ▁competed ▁at ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁§ ▁Sav ed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Historical ▁significance ▁▁ ▁Oklahoma ▁wins ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁sur pass es ▁its ▁previous ▁highest ▁pla cement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Also ▁becoming ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁state ▁who ▁does ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Texas ▁ear ns ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁runner - up ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁time