Miss America 1948
Miss America 1948, the 22nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1948.[1]
| Miss America 1948 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 11, 1948 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 55 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | BeBe Shopp Minnesota |
| Congeniality | Yun Tau Zane Hawaii |
The winner, BeBe Shopp, was the first Miss Minnesota to take the crown. Shopp performed a song on a Vibraharp during the talent competition. Later in life, she became an Episcopalian minister.
Third runner-up, Miss Kansas, Vera J. Ralston, and another finalist, representing Chicago, Lois Nettleton, went on to become a successful Hollywood actress.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1948 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 15 |
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Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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Contestants
| Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Martha Ann Ingram | Tarrant | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'm vo'" | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| Arizona | Donna McElroy | Phoenix | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
| Arkansas | Van Louis McDaniel | Forrest City | Monologue, "Spartan Parents" | ||||
| Atlanta | Jerry Long | Atlanta | Tap Dance, "Cherokee" | Top 15 | |||
| Birmingham | Marjorie Orr | Birmingham | |||||
| Boston | Barbara McGrath | Boston | |||||
| California | Reba Watterson | Stockton | |||||
| Canada | Betty Jean Ferguson | Halifax | |||||
| Chicago | Lois Nettleton | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan | Top 15 | |||
| Colorado | Virginia Smith | Pueblo | |||||
| Connecticut | Fairfax Mason | Bridgeport | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | ||||
| Delaware | Lorna Edwardson | Dover | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | ||||
| Detroit | Doris Evelyn Johnson | Detroit | Vocal, "Worry, Worry, Worry" | Top 15 | |||
| District of Columbia | Joann Miller | 23 | Vocal, "An Old, Old Castle in Scotland" | ||||
| Florida | Rosemary Carpenter | Miami Beach | Classical Piano & Accordion, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" & "Two Guitars" | Top 15 | |||
| Georgia | Gwendolyn West | Statesboro | |||||
| Greater Philadelphia | Betty Jane Bruce | Philadelphia | Vocal, "Fool That I Am" & "Mean to Me" | ||||
| Hawaii | Yun Tau Zane | Honolulu | Hula | Miss Congeniality | First Asian-American to compete at Miss America | ||
| Illinois | Viola Ruth Hutmacher | Quincy | Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" | ||||
| Indiana | Patti Grubbs | Gary | Vocal, "When You Are Away" | ||||
| Kansas | Vera June Ralston | Wichita | 18 | Oratory | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Better known as actress Vera Miles |
| Kentucky | Mildred Joanne Hollinger | Louisville | |||||
| Maine | Muriel Applebee | Enfield | |||||
| Maryland | Juanita Melrose Lookabaugh | Cumberland | Hawaiian Hula Dance & Dress Design | ||||
| Massachusetts | Barbara Laughton | Reading | Vocal, "The Moon Belongs to Everybody" | Top 15 | |||
| Memphis | Lois Jeanette Welch | Memphis | Vocal & Fashion Design, "Gianni Mia" | Top 15 | |||
| Michigan | Linda Carroll | Grand Rapids | Impersonations of famous people | ||||
| Minnesota | BeBe Shopp | Hopkins | 18 | Vibraharp, "Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Mississippi | Virginia Hollingsworth | Kosciusko | |||||
| Missouri | Dorothy Smith | Kansas City | |||||
| Montana | Patti Luer | Anaconda | Vocal/Dance, "Gypsy Song" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Nebraska | Betty Love Booth | Fremont | |||||
| New Hampshire | Betty Taylor | Rochester | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
| New Jersey | Barbara Anderson | Bloomfield | |||||
| New Mexico | Betha Young | Cuba | 22 | Art Sculpture | |||
| New York | M. Yvonne Fix | Niagara Falls | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | ||||
| New York City | Connie Inge Ronde | New York City | Dramatic Reading, "State of the Union" | Top 15 | |||
| North Carolina | Patsy Osborne | Lawndale | Vocal & Piano | ||||
| Ohio | Maxine Waack | Fairview | Rumba Dance | ||||
| Oklahoma | Donna Briggs | Tulsa | Painting Display | 4th Runner-up | |||
| Omaha | Serena McKinney | Omaha | |||||
| Oregon | Joyce Davis | Bend | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Top 15 | |||
| Pennsylvania | Ruth Douglas | Harrisburg | Vocal Medley, "Let my Song Fill Your Heart" & "Lover" | ||||
| Pittsburgh | Sarah Cromwell | Pittsburgh | |||||
| Puerto Rico | Irma Nydia Vázquez | ||||||
| South Carolina | Esther Greene | Greenville | |||||
| South Dakota | Myrna Clemenson | Conde | |||||
| Tennessee | Dorothy Free | Chattanooga | Vocal Medley, "Let my Song Fill Your Heart" & "Embraceable You" | ||||
| Texas | Bonnie Jean Bland | Orange | Vocal/Art Display, "Put the Blame on Mame" | ||||
| Utah | Marilyn Robinson | Ogden | Dramatic Monologue, "Tommy, Tommy, Tommy" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Vermont | Jean Peatman | Montpelier | |||||
| Virginia | Bobby Joe Wilson | Hillsville | |||||
| Washington | Lorraine Lowder | Aberdeen | Hula Dance | ||||
| West Virginia | Jane Queen | Huntington | Vocal & Piano | ||||
| Wisconsin | Marvene Fischer | Milwaukee | 19 | ||||
| Wyoming | Carol Held | Douglas | Piano, Hungarian Opus 9 by Edward MacDowell | 1st Runner-up |
References
- Associated Press (1948-09-12). "Scholarship and Auto Prizes Go to New Miss America". Milwaukee Journal. p. 24.
Secondary sources
- Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.
External links
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