Miss America 1970, the 43rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1969.[1]
Miss America 1970 | |
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Date | September 6, 1969 |
Presenters | Bert Parks |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | NBC |
Winner | Pamela Eldred |
First runner-up Kathy Baumann became an actress, guest-starring in several television series, including a featured role in the January 5, 1974 episode of M*A*S*H. Second runner-up Susan Anton also became a successful actress and singer.
Results
editPlacements
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Miss America 1970 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
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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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Non-finalist Talent |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Neat as a Pin Award |
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Contestants
editState | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Alabama | Ann Fowler | Birmingham | 21 | Vocal "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof | Alabama's Junior Miss 1966 | ||
Alaska | Gwenn Gregg | Anchorage | 18 | Art & Poetry Interpretation "The Wonder of Color" | |||
Arizona | Kathleen Ennis | Tucson | 20 | Original Comedy Monologue "Interview with Cleopatra, Shirley Temple and Tiny Tim" | |||
Arkansas | Marilyn Allen | North Little Rock | 20 | Acrobatic Ballet "Theme from Exodus" | |||
California | Susan Ellen Anton | Yucaipa | 18 | Vocal "Get Happy" & "Put On a Happy Face" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | Popular singer & actress | |
Colorado | Adria Easton | Boulder | 21 | Baton Twirling "Medley from Funny Girl" | Top 10 | ||
Connecticut | Carol Jean Norval | Stafford Springs | 21 | Organ "St. Louis Blues" | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||
Delaware | Margo Ewing | Wilmington | 19 | Vocal Interpretation "My Mother's Wedding Day" | |||
Florida | Lynne Edea Topping | Marco Island | 20 | Ballet "Kismet" | |||
Georgia | Marilyn Olley | Marietta | 19 | Dramatic Interpretation & Dance "Romeo and Juliet" | |||
Hawaii | Sheryl Hung Lan Lokelani Akaka | Honolulu | 22 | Piano "Piano in E-flat Major" | Top 10 | ||
Idaho | Diana Hopperstad | Twin Falls | 19 | Folk Song w/Tambourine & Drum Solo "Both Sides, Now" | |||
Illinois | Dulcie Scripture | Elgin | 20 | Piano "Khachaturian's Toccata" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Indiana | Jill Jackson | Anderson | 18 | Vocal/Dance "Much More" from The Fantasticks | |||
Iowa | Lois Koth[2] | Alta | 20 | Pipe Organ "Toccata" by Charles-Marie Widor | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Kansas | Margo Sue Schroeder | Hillsboro | 18 | Piano "Sunny" | |||
Kentucky | Louisa Flook | Richmond | 20 | Dramatic Monologue from Little Moon of Alban by James Costigan | |||
Louisiana | Sharon Branaman | New Iberia | 19 | Classical Vocal "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||
Maine | Kirsten Elizabeth Bell | Caribou | 18 | Piano "Theme from The Apartment" | |||
Maryland | Margaret Elaine Mackle | Cecilton | 21 | Dramatic Monologue | |||
Massachusetts | Georgina Hossfeld | Burlington | 22 | Piano "Grieg's Piano Concerto" & "Bumble Boogie" | Top 10 | ||
Michigan | Pamela Eldred | Birmingham | 21 | Ballet "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" | Miss America 1970 | ||
Minnesota | Judy Mendenhall | Edina | 18 | Flute "The Swiss Shepherd's Song" by Pietro Morlacchi | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
Mississippi | Jane Foshee | Hattiesburg | 19 | Vocal/Soft Shoe Dance "Makin' Whoopee" | Mississippi's Junior Miss 1967 | ||
Missouri | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin | 18 | Art Presentation "Talk to the Animals" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Montana | Jeanne Meek | Bridger | 22 | Piano "Toccata" by Paul Ben-Haim | |||
Nebraska | Jane Deliese Briggeman | Seward | 21 | Musical Interpretation "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" & "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | Miss Congeniality | ||
Nevada | Karen Wastun | Yerington | 21 | Dramatic Presentation "Lizzie" from The Rainmaker | |||
New Hampshire | Catherine Zanichkowsky | Nashua | 19 | Vocal Medley "Go Tell It on the Mountain" & "Blowin' in the Wind" | |||
New Jersey | Cheryl Carter | Matawan | 19 | Piano "Theme from An Affair to Remember" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | ||
New Mexico | Pat Brummett | Hobbs | 21 | Classical Vocal "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
New York | Linda Trybus | Snyder | 20 | Song & Dance "Mary Poppins Medley" | Top 10 | ||
North Carolina | Patricia Johnson | Winston-Salem | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal from Porgy and Bess | Non-finalist Talent | ||
North Dakota | Charlene Seifert | Gascoyne | 21 | Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty" | |||
Ohio | Kathy Lynn Baumann | Bowling Green | 19 | Gymnastics Dance "Those Were the Days" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent |
Later CEO of Baumann's of Beverly Hills |
Oklahoma | Jeanne Gambrell | Tulsa | 22 | Ballet/Jazz Dance "Hair" and "Aquarius" from Hair | |||
Oregon | Margie Elaine Huhta | Astoria | 20 | Vocal Medley "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" & "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | |||
Pennsylvania | Trudy Lee Pedersen | Etters | 18 | Vocal "The Sound of Music" | |||
Rhode Island | Jeanne Bursley | Barrington | 20 | Vocal/Dance "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | |||
South Carolina | Brantlee Price | Newberry | 19 | Vocal "Got a Lot o' Living to Do" | |||
South Dakota | Nancy Nickelson | Belle Fourche | 20 | Folk Singing & Guitar "If I Had Wings" | |||
Tennessee | Mary Cox | Johnson City | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Texas | Dana Dowell | White Oak | 19 | Drum Set "Cute" | |||
Utah | Susan Nielson | Salt Lake City | 20 | Ballet "Eleven Studies for Eleven Players" by Ned Rorem | |||
Vermont | Barbara Schmitt | South Hero | 21 | Comedy Reading "Archy and Mehitabel" | |||
Virginia | Sydney Lewis | Hampton | 19 | Original Monologue "Prisoner at the Bar" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Washington | Marsha Covey | Moses Lake | 19 | Vocal Medley "Love Come Again" & "That's Life" | |||
West Virginia | Judith Shoup | Gibsonia, PA | 22 | Vocal Medley & French Horn "Days of Wine and Roses", "A Taste of Honey" & "I've Gotta Be Me" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
Wisconsin | Cindy Morgan | Janesville | 18 | Vocal "Old Devil Moon" | |||
Wyoming | Sandra Grim | Casper | 20 | Vocal Medley "People", "I Gotta Be Me" & "Free Again" |
Judges
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- 1970 Miss America pageant - held in September, 1969.