Miss America 1942, the 16th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1942. Miss Texas, Jo-Carroll Dennison won the title after winning the swimsuit and talent categories. She was the first Miss Texas to win the Miss America title.[1][2]
Miss America 1942 | |
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Date | September 12, 1942 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Warner Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Jo-Carroll Dennison |
Dennison became an actress and had roles in films such as Winged Victory. She was married at one time to comedian Phil Silvers.
Results
editPlacements
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Miss America 1942 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 |
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Awards
editPreliminary awards
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Other awards
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Miss Congeniality |
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Contestants
editTitle | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Birmingham | Marie Duncan | Birmingham | Vocal, "I Met Him on Monday" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
California | Lucille Lambert | Hollywood | Vocal, "Embraceable You" | 4th Runner-Up | |||
Central New York | Catherine Victoria Zambon | ||||||
Chicago | Bette Brunk | Chicago | Hula, "Hawaiian War Chant" | 1st Runner-Up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
Columbia | Virginia Pulliam | Columbia | |||||
Connecticut | Alice Clifford | Burlington | |||||
Delaware | Dorothy McGovern | Wilmington | |||||
District of Columbia | Marilyn Makin | 18 | Vocal | ||||
Florida | Eileen Knapp | Tap Dance, "Bye Bye Blues" | Top 10 | ||||
Illinois | Patricia Hayes | Rochelle | Dramatic Recitation | Top 10 | |||
Maryland | Bettye Mitchell | Baltimore | |||||
Massachusetts | Paula Boardman | Natick | |||||
Miami | Leona Fredericks | Miami | Vocal, "Nobody's Baby" | Top 10 | |||
Michigan | Patricia Hill | Detroit | Comedic Recitation | 2nd Runner-up | |||
Minnesota | Jane Groerner | Minneapolis | |||||
Mississippi | Dorothy Fox | Columbus | Miss Congeniality | ||||
Nebraska | Claire Buglewicz | Vocal, "You Made Me Love You" | |||||
New Jersey | Madeline Layton | Maywood | Vocal, "Saturday Night" | 3rd Runner-up | |||
New Mexico | Marjorie Adams | Roswell | |||||
New Orleans | Edna Joyce | New Orleans | |||||
New York | Marion Moselle | Utica | Preliminary Talent Award | ||||
New York City | Annyse Sherman | New York City | Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | Top 10 | |||
North Carolina | Hilda Taylor | Goldsboro | |||||
Ohio | Barbara Patterson | Cincinnati | Preliminary Talent Award | ||||
Philadelphia | Geraldine Powell | Philadelphia | |||||
South Carolina | Nelle Xermenia Owens | Columbia | |||||
Texas | Jo-Carroll Dennison | Tyler | 19 | Vocal & Dance, "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Preliminary Talent Award |
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Virginia | Charlotte Mae Smith | Fredericksburg | |||||
Western Pennsylvania | Ruth Elfreda Schmidt | Pittsburgh | |||||
Wisconsin | Charlotte Lemmer | Milwaukee | 18 |
References
editSecondary sources
edit- Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.