Miss America 1959
Miss America 1959, the 32nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1958 on CBS.[1]
| Miss America 1959 | |
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Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America 1959 | |
| Date | September 6, 1958 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Mary Ann Mobley Mississippi |
Mary Ann Mobley, the first winner from Mississippi, became an actress, featured in two Elvis Presley films and many television series. Second runner-up Anita Bryant later gained fame as a singer and television spokesperson.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1959 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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 Classical/Semi Classical Vocalist Talent |
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| Non Finalist Instrumental Talent |
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| Non Finalist Dancer |
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| Non Finalist Popular Vocal Talent |
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| Overall Non Finalist Talent |
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Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Lee Thornberry | Birmingham | Vocal/Dance, "Honey Bun" from South Pacific | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Alaska | Stuart Johnson | Douglas City | Piano, "Alaska's Flag" | ||||
| Arizona | Donna Riggs | Phoenix | Vocal/Dance, "Teacher's Pet" | Unspecified Special Scholarship | |||
| Arkansas | Sally Miller | Pine Bluff | Classical Vocal, "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto | Top 10 | |||
| California | Sandra Jennings | Riverside | Piano, "Clair de Lune" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| Canada | Danica d'Hondt | Vancouver | 19 | ||||
| Chicago | Audra Deckmann | Chicago | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Colorado | Cynthia Cullen | Boulder | Drama, "Queen on Being Sentenced to Death" | ||||
| Connecticut | Billie June Turner | New Canaan | 20 | Ballet en Pointe from Les Sylphides | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Delaware | Nancy M. Williams | Wilmington | Dance to musical selections from Gone with the Wind | ||||
| District of Columbia | Lee Berkow | Washington, D.C. | 21 | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | |||
| Florida | Dianne Tauscher | Orlando | Ballet, "Canadian Sunset" | ||||
| Georgia | Jeanette Ardell | Marietta | 18 | Archery | |||
| Hawaii | Georgietta Kahalelaukoa Parker | Honolulu | Hula | ||||
| Idaho | Bonnie Baird | Heyburn | Clarinet | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Illinois | Anita Ruth Olson | River Forest | Piano, "Rhapsody in G Minor" by Johannes Brahms | ||||
| Indiana | Anita Hursh | Goshen | Piano, "Polonaise" by Frédéric Chopin | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |||
| Iowa | Joanne MacDonald | Ames | 20 | Dramatic Recitation from The White Cliffs of Dover | 1st runner-up | ||
| Kansas | Sharon Whitacre | Mission | 18 | Accordion, "3rd Movement of Concerto in A" by Pietro Deiro | |||
| Kentucky | Sandra Sue Smith | Harlan | Pantomime/Dance, "Tweedle Dee" | ||||
| Louisiana | Alberta Louise Futch | Hammond | Fire Baton Twirling | ||||
| Maine | Terry Suzanne Tripp | Lewiston | Ballet | ||||
| Maryland | Mary Roberta Page | Bethesda | Chalk Sketch | ||||
| Massachusetts | Patricia Nordling | Lexington | Vocal/Piano, "Exactly Like You" | ||||
| Michigan | Patience Pierce | Detroit | Drama, "Meet Christobel" | ||||
| Minnesota | Diane Albers | St. Paul | Piano, "Allegro de Concierto" by Enrique Granados | ||||
| Mississippi | Mary Ann Mobley | Brandon | 21 | Vocal Medley & Dance, "Un Bel Di" & "There'll be Some Changes Made" | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Missouri | Marjorie Critten | Kansas City | Tap Dance, "Opus No. 1" | ||||
| Nebraska | Sherry Johnson | Omaha | Monologue | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Nevada | Judy Wadsworth | Sparks | Dramatic Monologue from The Lark | ||||
| New Hampshire | Mary Morin | Manchester | Pantomime Routine | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| New Jersey | Marilyn Beryl Rockafellow | New Monmouth | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| New Mexico | Lois Wilson | Hobbs | 18 | Vocal | |||
| New York | Miriam Sanderson | Rensselaer | French Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund Romberg | ||||
| New York City | Bette June Piller | New York City | Speech on Art | ||||
| North Carolina | Betty Evans | Greenville | Vocal, Piano, Skit, & Dance, "Wait 'til You See Her" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| North Dakota | Helen Korfhage | Grand Forks | Classical Vocal, "If Thou Lov'st Me" | ||||
| Ohio | Margaret Putman | Ada | Dramatic Sketch, "Student Nurse" | ||||
| Oklahoma | Anita Bryant | Tulsa | 18 | Vocal, "When the Boys Talk About the Girls" | 2nd runner-up | Popular singing star | |
| Oregon | Mary Ellen Vinton | McMinnville | Piano & Tap Dance, "I Won't Dance" | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Rosalie Samley | Bethlehem | Ballet, "I Won't Dance" | ||||
| Rhode Island | Ann Willis | Cranston | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| South Carolina | Gene Wilson | Charleston | 18 | Vocal, "If I Loved You" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| South Dakota | Carolee Nelson | Irene | Drama | ||||
| Tennessee | Patricia Eaves | Cookeville | Dramatic Monologue, "Viola's Ring Scene" from Twelfth Night | ||||
| Texas | Mary Nell Hendricks | Arlington | Vocal, "Getting to Know You" | Top 10 | |||
| Utah | Janet Carolyn Secor | Salt Lake City | Classical Ballet, "The Waltz" from The Sleeping Beauty | Top 10 | |||
| Vermont | Sandra Sinclair | South Burlington | Vocal & Dance, "Getting to Know You" | ||||
| Virginia | Barbara Guthrie | Martinsville | Drama | ||||
| Washington | Anne Henderson | Spokane | Pantomime & Charleston Dance | ||||
| West Virginia | Sandra Boyd | Fairmont | Vocal, "Money Honey" | ||||
| Wisconsin | Kay Ross | West Allis | 24 | Art Presentation with Vocal & Dance |
References
- "Mississippi Miss Wins Title of Miss America". The Brownsville Herald. UPI. 7 September 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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