The State Of Beauty
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Well, in this case the beholder is the Bonus Finder website who put out a ranking of all 50 states by the attractiveness of the people in the state. How did they determine that, you ask?
Well, they looked at 10 data points: From the number of Miss USA Winners to the number of Victoria's Secret (VS) Angels, the number of models from the state and the number of men from People's Sexiest Man Alive (SMA) list.
So, what state was determined to have the most attractive people? Let's find out, starting at number 50 with...
50: South Dakota
Total Score: 3.2
Population: 909,824
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 1
Models per 100k: 0.11
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Charlie Buhler, Wikimedia Commons
49: Alaska
Total Score: 4.0
Population: 733,583
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 1
Models per 100k: 0.14
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Jerzy Strzelecki, Wikimedia Commons
48: West Virginia
Total Score: 5.5
Population: 1,775,156
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 5
Models per 100k: 0.28
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
47: Wyoming
Total Score: 6.7
Population: 581,381
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 2
Models per 100k: 0.34
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
46: North Dakota
Total Score: 7.9
Population: 779,261
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS per 100k: 0.00
Models: 3
Models per 100k: 0.38
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office, Wikimedia Commons
45: Indiana
Total Score: 8.3
Population: 6,833,037
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 27
Models per 100k: 0.40
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
MissMekayla, Wikimedia Commons
44: Wisconsin
Total Score: 17.7
Population: 5,892,539
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 18
Models per 100k: 0.31
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
John Benson from Madison WI, Wikimedia Commons
43: Minnesota
Total Score: 18.1
Population: 5,717,184
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 24
Models per 100k: 0.42
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
TheOfficialPandora, Wikimedia Commons
42: Washington
Total Score: 18.9
Population: 7,785,786
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 37
Models per 100k: 0.48
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dvsross/, Wikimedia Commons
41: Montana
Total Score: 20.0
Population: 1,122,867
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.09
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 0
Models per 100k: 0.00
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
40: Virginia
Total Score: 20.4
Population: 8,683,619
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 56
Models per 100k: 0.64
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Marvingoing, Wikimedia Commons
39: Michigan
Total Score: 21.2
Population: 10,034,113
Miss USA Winners: 3
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 43
Models per 100k: 0.43
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
nicolas genin from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons
38: Arizona
Total Score: 21.6
Population: 7,359,197
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 50
Models per 100k: 0.68
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
37: New Hampshire
Total Score: 22.0
Population: 1,395,231
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.07
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 2
Models per 100k: 0.14
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Not specified in the submission., Wikimedia Commons
36: New Mexico
Total Score: 22.4
Population: 2,113,344
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.05
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 7
Models per 100k: 0.33
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
35: Maine
Total Score: 23.9
Population: 1,385,340
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 3
Models per 100k: 0.22
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.07
34: Colorado
Total Score: 25.1
Population: 5,839,926
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 34
Models per 100k: 0.58
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Arlington National Cemetery, Wikimedia Commons
33: Oregon
Total Score: 28.3
Population: 4,240,137
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 3
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.07
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 20
Models per 100k: 0.47
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
32: Iowa
Total Score: 29.0
Population: 3,200,517
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 4
Models per 100k: 0.12
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
31: Missouri
Total Score: 29.4
Population: 6,177,957
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 23
Models per 100k: 0.37
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, Wikimedia Commons
30: Utah
Total Score: 29.4
Population: 3,380,800
Miss USA Winners: 3
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.09
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 16
Models per 100k: 0.47
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
29: Nevada
Total Score: 32.6
Population: 3,177,772
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 49
Models per 100k: 1.54
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Hoggarazzi Photography from LAS VEGAS NV., Wikimedia Commons
28: Arkansas
Total Score: 32.9
Population: 3,045,637
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 8
Models per 100k: 0.26
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Brooke Cagle brookecagle, Wikimedia Commons
27: Delaware
Total Score: 33.7
Population: 1,018,396
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.10
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 8
Models per 100k 0.79 :
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
26: Alabama
Total Score: 33.7
Population: 5,074,296
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 18
Models per 100k: 0.35
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.02
David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons
25: Kansas
Total Score: 34.5
Population: 2,937,150
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.07
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 3
Models per 100k: 0.10
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
24: Idaho
Total Score: 34.5
Population: 1,939,033
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.05
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.05
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 0
Models per 100k: 0.00
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Summerbushnell, Wikimedia Commons
23: Rhode Island
Total Score: 36.9
Population: 1,093,734
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.09
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 12
Models per 100k: 1.10
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
convergentmediapr from Los Angeles, Wikimedia Commons
22: Mississippi
Total Score: 39.6
Population: 2,940,057
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.07
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 12
Models per 100k: 0.41
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
21: Georgia
Total Score: 38.5
Population: 10,912,876
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 1
VS Angels per 100k: 0.01
Models: 228
Models per 100k: 2.09
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Drug Enforcement Administration, Wikimedia Commons
20: Tennessee
Total Score: 38.5
Population: 7,051,339
Miss USA Winners: 2
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 48
Models per 100k: 0.68
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Photo by Eric Blackmon posted to Clare Grant's personal Flickr page., Wikimedia Commons
19: South Carolina
Total Score: 41.6
Population: 5,282,634
Miss USA Winners: 3
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.06
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.04
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 23
Models per 100k: 0.44
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Yvan Fabing, Wikimedia Commons
18: Maryland
Total Score: 43.5
Population: 6,164,660
Miss USA Winners: 2
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 71
Models per 100k: 1.15
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
17: Ohio
Total Score: 44.7
Population: 11,756,058
Miss USA Winners: 2
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 55
Models per 100k: 0.47
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.01
Cpl. Mario Ramirez, Wikimedia Commons
16: Connecticut
Total Score: 44.3
Population: 3,626,205
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.06
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 38
Models per 100k: 1.05
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons
15: New Jersey
Total Score: 45.9
Population: 9,261,699
Miss USA Winners: 0
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 139
Models per 100k: 1.50
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.01
14: Kentucky
Total Score: 45.9
Population: 4,512,310
Miss USA Winners: 2
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.04
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 23
Models per 100k: 0.51
Number of men from People's SMA list: 2
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.04
13: Massachusetts
Total Score: 47.1
Population: 6,981,974
Miss USA Winners: 2
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 76
Models per 100k: 1.09
Number of men from People's SMA list: 3
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.04
Gorup de Besanez, Wikimedia Commons
12: Louisiana
Total Score: 47.5
Population: 4,590,241
Miss USA Winners: 3
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.07
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.04
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 32
Models per 100k: 0.70
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay, Wikimedia Commons
11: Pennsylvania
Total Score: 47.8
Population: 12,972,008
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 135
Models per 100k: 1.04
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.01
10: North Carolina
Total Score: 49.8
Population: 10,698,973
Miss USA Winners: 4
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.04
Miss Teen USA Winners: 0
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 1
VS Angels per 100k: 0.01
Models: 99
Models per 100k: 0.93
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
9: Oklahoma
Total Score: 51.4
Population: 4,019,800
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 18
Models per 100k: 0.45
Number of men from People's SMA list: 2
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.05
8: Florida
Total Score: 51.4
Population: 22,244,823
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.00
VS Angels: 1
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 334
Models per 100k: 1.50
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons
7: Vermont
Total Score: 51.4
Population: 647,064
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.15
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.15
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 4
Models per 100k: 0.62
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Scootscoot24, Wikimedia Commons
6: Hawaii
Total Score: 54.5
Population: 1,440,196
Miss USA Winners: 4
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.28
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.14
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 14
Models per 100k: 0.97
Number of men from People's SMA list: 0
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.00
Florida Supercon, Wikimedia Commons
5: New York
Total Score: 55.7
Population: 19,677,151
Miss USA Winners: 4
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 1054
Models per 100k: 5.36
Number of men from People's SMA list: 3
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.02
4: Nebraska
Total Score: 63.1
Population: 1,967,923
Miss USA Winners: 1
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.05
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.05
VS Angels: 0
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 11
Models per 100k: 0.56
Number of men from People's SMA list: 1
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.05
Ashley Graham, Wikimedia Commons
3: Texas
Total Score: 72.1
Population: 30,029,572
Miss USA Winners: 10
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 3
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 1
VS Angels per 100k: 0.00
Models: 240
Models per 100k: 0.80
Number of men from People's SMA list: 2
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.01
2: California
Total Score: 73.0
Population: 39,029,342
Miss USA Winners: 6
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.02
Miss Teen USA Winners: 2
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 6
VS Angels per 100k: 0.02
Models: 981
Models per 100k: 2.51
Number of men from People's SMA list: 6
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.02
Erick Acuna, Wikimedia Commons1: Illinois
Total Score: 75.7
Population: 12,582,032
Miss USA Winners: 4
Miss USA Winners per 100k: 0.03
Miss Teen USA Winners: 1
Miss Teen USA Winners per 100k: 0.01
VS Angels: 3
VS Angels per 100k: 0.02
Models: 123
Models per 100k: 0.98
Number of men from People's SMA list: 2
People's SMA list per 100k: 0.02
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