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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
DateSeptember 7, 1957
PresentersBert Parks[1]
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants51
Placements10
WinnerMarilyn Van Derbur
Colorado Colorado
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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 edit

Placements edit

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1958
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Awards edit

Preliminary awards edit

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards edit

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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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