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“Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?” is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on GIFs. “How come we choose from just two people for president and 50 for Miss America?” was cited in a 2001 newsgroup.

There are actually 52 contestants in the Miss America pageant—50 from the states, plus one each from Puerto Rico and Washington, DC.

Wikipedia: Miss America
Miss America is a beauty pageant that is held annually and is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24. Originating in 1921, the contest is now judged on competitors’ talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.

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“How come we choose from just two people for president and 50 for Miss America?”

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How come we choose from just two people for President and 50 for Miss America.

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26 October 2002, Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, ‘The Stroller” by Lou Parris, pg. B1, col. 1:
BOB WEINER of Tryon, N.C., is wondering: How come we choose from just two people to run for governor and from 50 for Miss America?

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How come we choose from just two people for President and fifty for Miss America?

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How come we choose from just two people for president and 50 for Miss America?
9:17 AM - 15 Jan 2008

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How come they choose from just two people for president, and fifty for Miss America?
7:14 PM - 22 Apr 2008

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Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
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Edited by Hodder Moa
Auckland, New Zealand: Hachette
2011
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Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for President and 50 for Miss America?

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Dublin, NH: The Old Farmer’s Almanac
2012
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Why do Americans choose from just two people running for president and 50 for Miss America?