In honor of our nation’s birthday, we searched from coast to coast to find the loveliest native of each state in the union (plus the District of Columbia!). Click through to find out which Hawaii native has dual citizenship, and which denizen of the Dakotas is a die-hard Steeler’s fan.
Channing Tatum
Cullman, Alabama
The studly model-turned-actor spent a rural childhood in Alabama and Mississippi before going on to star in films like Step Up and G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra.
Read our interview with Channing Tatum here!
Valerie Plame
Anchorage, Alaska
Plame’s rise to fame was a result of the end of a career—her outing as an undercover CIA operative by the Washington Post. The memoir of the comely clandestine agent was turned into a movie, Fair Game, in which Valerie was played by the lovely Naomi Watts.
Emma Stone
Scottsdale, Arizona
The Golden Globe-nominated actress started her acting career as a member of the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, before heading to Hollywood to star in films like Superbad and Easy A.
Beth Ditto
Searcy, Arkansas
The Gossip frontwoman and model once caused a stir during an interview when she told NME that people in her home state of Arkansas eat squirrels. “People in Arkansas just do—they’d think you were a freak if you ate squid there!”
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