Miss America

The competition was first held in September 1921 in Atlantic City. It continued through 1927 and then ceased for a few years, beginning again in 1933. In January 2006, the pageant moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where it remained for seven years before returning to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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1938: Marilyn Meseke, Marion, Ohio.
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1951: Yolande Betbeze, Mobile, Ala. The pageant then held in September, didn't skip a year, it merely decided to call the winner Miss America for the year following her coronation, since the majority of her reign would occur then. Betbeze had perhaps a more important distinction, raised in a convent, she refused to be seen in swimwear after her coronation on moral grounds angering swimwear manufacturer and pageant sponser Catalina. Catalina thus pulled out of the competition and started Miss USA
1946: Marilyn Buferd, Los Angeles. Bess Myerson, Miss America Photoshoot, Miss America Swimsuit, Queens Ny 1960s, Miss America Winners, Nicole Johnson, Good Year, Miss America Protest 1968, Photo Bank
1946: Marilyn Buferd, Los Angeles.
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1945: Bess Myerson, New York, the first Jewish Miss America.
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1943: Jean Bartel, Los Angeles. Bartel first championed the idea of awarding scholarships to Miss America winners, and went on to a long career in acting.
1939: Patricia Donnelly, Detroit. Miss America Movie, Miss Universe 1996, Miss America Interview, Miss America 2022, Moving To Las Vegas, Miss America Protest 1968, Miss America, Beauty Pageant, Celebrities
1939: Patricia Donnelly, Detroit.
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1949: Jacque Mercer, Litchfield, Arz. Mercer was married briefly before her reign ended and later was instrumental in passing a rule that Miss America winners could no longer become married while holding the title.
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1944: Venus Ramey, District of Columbia.
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1942: Jo-Carroll Dennison, Tyler, Texas.
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1947: Barbara Walker, Memphis, Tenn. the last Miss America to be crowned in a swimsuit and the last to represent a city rather than an entire state. Miss Tennessee, Pageant Tips, Alpha Gam, Moving To Las Vegas, Alpha Gamma Delta, Miss America, Beauty Pageant, Beauty Queens, Women In History
1947: Barbara Walker, Memphis, Tenn. the last Miss America to be crowned in a swimsuit and the last to represent a city rather than an entire state.
1941: Rosemary LaPlanche, Los Angeles. The pageant instituted a new rule after this year, preventing contestants from entering more than once. LaPlanche's win, some complained, was made easier by the fact she'd been in the pageant the year before. Vintage Beauty Pageant, Pageant Evening Gowns, America Dress, Plus Size Evening Gown, Black Velvet Gown, 20s Fashion, Glamour Dress, Miss America, Full Length Gowns
1941: Rosemary LaPlanche, Los Angeles. The pageant instituted a new rule after this year, preventing contestants from entering more than once. LaPlanche's win, some complained, was made easier by the fact she'd been in the pageant the year before.