Miss America 1953
Miss America 1953, the 26th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1952.[1]
| Miss America 1953 | |
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| Date | September 6, 1952 |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Neva Jane Langley Georgia |
Neva Jane Langley became the first Miss Georgia to win the crown.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1953 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Gwen Harmon | Birmingham | 19 | Vocal, "A Heart That's Free" | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Arkansas | Bonnie Nicksic | Hot Springs | Vocal/Dance, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" from Show Boat | ||||
| California | Jeanne Shores | Azusa | Dramatic Monologue | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| Canada | Marilyn "Thelma" Delores Reddick | Agincourt | |||||
| Chicago | Jo Hoppe | Chicago | Tap Dance | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| Colorado | Chardelle Hayward | Fort Collins | Piano | ||||
| Connecticut | Joyce Yeske | West Hartford | Ballroom Dance | ||||
| Delaware | Helen Blackwell | Wilmington | Classical Vocal | ||||
| District of Columbia | Iris Fitch | Washington D.C. | 19 | Vocal, "With a Song in my Heart" | Miss Congeniality
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| Florida | Marcia Crane | Orlando | Piano, "Gershwin Prelude" | ||||
| Georgia | Neva Jane Langley | Macon | 19 | Classical Piano, "Toccata" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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| Greater Philadelphia | Patricia Hunt | Philadelphia | Drama | Top 10 | |||
| Hawaii | Beverly Kathleen Rivera | Honolulu | Hula | Top 10 | |||
| Idaho | ZoeAnn Warberg | Twin Falls | 18 | Speech, "The Sacred Duty of the American to Vote" | First female judge in Idaho's 5th Judicial District and appeared on the 1985 Miss America telecast. ZoeAnn Warberg Shaub died at 83 on Sept. 13, 2017 as result of a car accident in rural Jackpot, Nevada. | ||
| Illinois | Glenna Marie Pohly | Rock Falls | Flute | ||||
| Indiana | Ann Garnier | Indianapolis | Classical Vocal, "Il Baciò" by Luigi Arditi | 1st Runner-up | |||
| Iowa | Carolyn Hill | Cedar Falls | 19 | Vocal, "You're My Everything" | |||
| Kansas | Kay Ann Goforth | McPherson | Vocal/Dance | ||||
| Kentucky | Joy Williams | Lexington | Dance | ||||
| Louisiana | Barbara Barker | Monroe | Drama, "The Fog" | Top 10 | |||
| Maine | Norma Lee Collins | Caribou | |||||
| Maryland | Shirley Virginia Harrison | Baltimore | Monologue from Tom Sawyer | ||||
| Massachusetts | Barbara Graves | Milton | |||||
| Michigan | Karol Dragomir | Benton Harbor | Vocal, "I'll Walk Alone" | ||||
| Minnesota | Carole Wick | Duluth | Vocal | ||||
| Mississippi | Dora Livingston | Yazoo City | |||||
| Missouri | Florence Spack | Clayton | Vocal | ||||
| Montana | Karen Whittet | Livingston | Piano | ||||
| Nebraska | Helen Francis Burhorn | Omaha | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | ||||
| Nevada | Bonnie Wilson | Reno | Ballet, "Something to Dance About" | ||||
| New Hampshire | Barbara Temperly | Goffstown | |||||
| New Jersey | Mary Parker | Gibbsboro | Drama | ||||
| New York | Joan St. John | Binghamton | Vocal | ||||
| New York City | Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| North Carolina | Barbara Harris | Salisbury | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | ||||
| North Dakota | Margaret Aandahl | Litchville | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Ohio | Carol Koontz | Bolivar | Fire Baton Twirling & Clarinet | ||||
| Oklahoma | Shirley Barbour | Tulsa | Drama | Miss Congeniality | |||
| Oregon | Mary Lou Teague | Eugene | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Miriam Smith | McAlisterville | Pipe Organ, "Tico Tico" | ||||
| Puerto Rico | Helga Edmee Monroig | ||||||
| Rhode Island | Jayne Bradshaw | Westerly | Classical Vocal | ||||
| South Carolina | Mary Griffin | Florence | Classical Vocal | Top 10 | 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1953 representing Myrtle Beach
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| South Dakota | Sandra Hart | Huron | Fire Baton Twirling | ||||
| Tennessee | Gloria Williams | Chattanooga | Vocal, "Lover, When You're Near Me" | ||||
| Texas | Connie Hopping | Littlefield | Vocal | ||||
| Utah | Marylyn Reese | Brigham | Monologue, "The Mudlark" & "Our Town" | ||||
| Vermont | Barbara Moore | St. Johnsbury | Baton Twirling/Dance | ||||
| Virginia | Edna Long | Richmond | Dance | ||||
| West Virginia | Nancy Rohrbough | Grafton | Dance | ||||
| Wisconsin | Jeannie Eleanor Huston | La Crosse | 19 | Cello | |||
| Wyoming | Ruth Francis | Casper | Drama |
References
- "Gorgeous Georgia Girl Starts Tour As Miss America". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1952-09-08. p. 5.
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