▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁final ist . ▁▁ 7 5 th ▁anni versary ▁The ▁Miss ▁North ▁Carolina ▁page ant ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 7 5 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁For ▁page ant ▁week , ▁all ▁living ▁former ▁Miss ▁North ▁Carolina ▁title hold ers ▁were ▁invited ▁back ▁for ▁a ▁re union . ▁The ▁" Miss ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Sister hood " ▁spons ored ▁a ▁special ▁g ala ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁page ant ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁This ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Museum ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁former ▁Miss ▁North ▁Carol inas ▁( the ▁oldest ▁being ▁Miss ▁North ▁Carolina ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Tr ud y ▁R iley ▁K ear ny ) ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁week ' s ▁events , ▁including ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Maria ▁F let cher . ▁In ▁addition , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁title hold ers ▁were ▁invited ▁for ▁a ▁special ▁honor ary ▁lun che on ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Executive ▁M ansion , ▁the ▁first ▁lun che on ▁held ▁there ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁This ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁that ▁the ▁page ant ▁has ▁been ▁tele vised ▁throughout ▁the ▁state . ▁It ▁was ▁tele vised ▁on ▁the ▁special ▁events ▁channel ▁of ▁Time ▁Warner ▁C able .