2/3/2021
Emily Tinsman won the Miss Iowa title last year, and she is preparing to compete at Miss America 2021. The Miss America 2020 Competition, previously scheduled for December, was delayed due to the nation-wide impact of COVID-19. As a result, Tinsman will be the first Miss Iowa to serve for two years. Photo submitted
âThere was an old lady who swallowed a fly….â
How did Emily Tinsman get to be singing these lyrics while kicking off a summer reading series for kids? The same way she came to be opening Iowaâs senate session last January at the capitol by singing the national anthem.