Im watching the Mrs. America pageant and there is a girl representing the district of columbia and I didnt think it was a state so I was confused on how she was representing it. Also there is a girl representing the virgin island? can someone please explain to me why?
2007-01-29 12:15:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
District of Columbia is washington D.C and its in relation to Maryland and Virginia.....thats all I know.
2007-01-29 12:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the District of Columbia is it's own place. It's not a state, just a small area of the country...kind of what Monaco is to France. And the Virgin Islands are a U.S. territory, so yeah, she can be represented in the pageant.
2007-01-29 12:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by seashellie89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is neither a state nor in a state. It is just a district set up to contain the nation's capital so that no one state could claim it in their borders. However it is a part of the United States and is represented in the pageant, the Virgin Islands is a US territory as is Guam and American Samoa and that is why they are a part of the pageant.
2007-01-29 12:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DC is not a state... but it is the Capital city and was once a part of Maryland... Maryland donated the land, and Virginia originally intended to give the land on the other side of the Potomac river, but never did ! The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are US territory, so therefore can have representatives in the Pageant !
2007-01-29 12:34:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The District of Columbia is just that - a District. So that no state could claim status as being the "presidential state, the capital of the United States is located in a District.
2007-01-29 12:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The women in that pageant represent all U.S. states, districts, and territories. Because it's fair.
2007-01-29 12:19:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, D.C. is not a state, it is a district. There are 50 states in the U.S. and 1 district.
It is on the border of two states, northern border of Virginia and southern border of Maryland.
2007-01-29 12:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by SharpGuy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DC is not a state, and it's not in a state either. It's kind of just a place... LOL for lack of a better phrase.
2007-01-29 12:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by Venus Mantrap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Commonwealth. Look in Wikipedia.
2007-01-29 12:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a sate or in any state it just where the prez lives lol
2007-01-29 12:21:32 · answer #10 · answered by superstar112087 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋