Miss America 1959
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 |
← 1958 1960 → |
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]
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 |
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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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Awards
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mississippi Miss Wins Title of Miss America". The Brownsville Herald. UPI. 7 September 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links
- Miss America official website
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