Miss America 1958
Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.[1]
| Miss America 1958 | |
|---|---|
Former Miss America 1957 Marian McKnight kisses new Miss America 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur upon her victory | |
| Date | September 7, 1957 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Marilyn Van Derbur Colorado |
The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.[1] She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1958 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Anna Stange | Birmingham | Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Arizona | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later starred in the TV series Hazel | |
| Arkansas | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | Vocal | ||||
| California | Lorna Anderson | Sacramento | Accordion, "Dark Eyes" | 3rd runner-up | |||
| Canada | Joan May Fitzpatrick | Windsor | |||||
| Chicago | Bette Lieb | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet | ||||
| Colorado | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | ||
| Connecticut | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Delaware | Kathleen Ann D'Attillio | Wilimington | Piano | ||||
| District of Columbia | June Cook | Arlington, VA | 20 | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | |||
| Florida | Dorothy Maria Steiner | Boca Raton | Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" | 4th runner-up | |||
| Georgia | Jody Shattuck | Atlanta | 20 | Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Hawaii | Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe | Honolulu | Hula | ||||
| Idaho | Carene Clark | Pocatello | Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Illinois | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | Drama, "The Great Debates" | ||||
| Indiana | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| Iowa | Carol Fleck | Oskaloosa | 19 | Dance | |||
| Kansas | Georgiana Rundle | Axtell | 21 | Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You" | |||
| Kentucky | Jane Brock | Liberty | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Louisiana | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | Vocal, "My Own True Love" | ||||
| Maine | Carol Ann Bartels | Bath | Drama/Art | ||||
| Maryland | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents" | ||||
| Massachusetts | Daly Hirsch | Boston | Drama | ||||
| Michigan | Valerie Strong | Williamsburg | Piano, "Brazil" | ||||
| Minnesota | Ardyce Gustafson | St. Paul | Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady | ||||
| Mississippi | Mary Allen | Yazoo City | Dance & Art Presentation | ||||
| Missouri | Sara Cooper | Buckner | Charleston Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper | |
| Nebraska | Kathleen L. Nielsen | Lincoln | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Iowa USA 1959 | ||
| Nevada | Loni Gravelle | Reno | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg | Top 10 | |||
| New Hampshire | Holly Arnel | New London | Drama | ||||
| New Jersey | Janet Ressler | Union | Vocal | ||||
| New Mexico | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington | 19 | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
| New York | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal, "True Love" | ||||
| New York City | Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Vocal | ||||
| North Carolina | Elaine Herndon | Durham | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| North Dakota | Helen Winje | Minot | Vocal | ||||
| Ohio | Linda Hattman | Mansfield | Ballet | ||||
| Oklahoma | Mary Nancy Denner | Alva | Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | 2nd runner-up | |||
| Oregon | Judith Hansen | Astoria | Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Pennsylvania | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| Puerto Rico | Winnie Rodríguez | ||||||
| Rhode Island | Beatrice Turek | Providence | Art Display | ||||
| South Carolina | Cecilia Colvert | Greenwood | 18 | Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt | Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds | ||
| South Dakota | Patricia Miller | Mobridge | Vocal | ||||
| Tennessee | Amanda Lee Whitman | Nashville | Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" | Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition | |||
| Texas | Carolyn Calvert | Austin | Monologue from Medea | ||||
| Utah | Francine Louise Felt | Salt Lake City | Violin | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Vermont | Joan Hewitt | Brattleboro | Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Virginia | Rebecca Lee Edmunds | Roanoke | Dance | ||||
| West Virginia | Janice Sickle | Fairmont | Vocal & Dance | ||||
| Wisconsin | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning" |
References
- "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune. Associated Press. 8 Sep 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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