The first Miss America from Kentucky is Heather Renee French. She was crowned September 18, 1999.
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Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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The brass plate embedded in the sidewalk at the corner of Limestone and Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is a memorial marker honoring Smiley Pete. The animal was known as the town dog in Lexington. He died in 1957.