Miss Alaska USA Miss Alaska USA The Miss Alaska USA competition, previously known as Miss Alaska Universe, is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by its winner. Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 2017 when Alyssa London placed in the top 10. Alaska held the most wins in the pageant's history for "Best State Costume," until the category was discontinued in 1994. Two Miss Alaska USA titleholders were former Miss Alaska Teen USA
Cowles Mountain Cowles Mountain Cowles Mountain (/koʊlz/, [kaʊlz]; properly "KOHLZ", commonly "KOWLZ") is a prominent mountain located in the San Carlos neighborhood, within the City of San Diego, San Diego County, California. The summit is the highest point of the city of San Diego. It is protected within Mission Trails Regional Park. The mountain is named after George A. Cowles, an 1870s-80s rancher and early businessperson in southwestern San Diego County. For many years Cowles Mountain was locally known as "S" Mountain. In 1931, 500 students from San Diego State College, now San Diego State University (SDSU), painted a letter "S" on