Miss America 1948 | |
---|---|
Date | September 11, 1948 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Entrants | 55 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | BeBe Shopp![]() |
Congeniality | Yun Tau Zane![]() |
Miss America 1948, the 22nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1948.[1]
The winner, BeBe Shopp, was the first Miss Minnesota to take the crown. Shopp performed a song on a Vibraharp during the talent competition. Later in life, she became an Episcopalian minister.
Third runner-up, Miss Kansas, Vera J. Ralston, and another finalist, representing Chicago, Lois Nettleton, went on to become a successful Hollywood actress.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
---|---|
Miss America 1948 | |
1st Runner-Up |
|
2nd Runner-Up |
|
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up |
|
Top 15 |
|
Awards
Preliminary awards
Awards | Contestant |
---|---|
Lifestyle and Fitness |
|
Talent |
Other awards
Awards | Contestant |
---|---|
Miss Congeniality |
|
Contestants
Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Martha Ann Ingram | Tarrant | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'm vo'" | 2nd Runner-up | |||
![]() |
Donna McElroy | Phoenix | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
![]() |
Van Louis McDaniel | Forrest City | Monologue, "Spartan Parents" | ||||
![]() |
Jerry Long | Atlanta | Tap Dance, "Cherokee" | Top 15 | |||
Birmingham | Marjorie Orr | Birmingham | |||||
![]() |
Barbara McGrath | Boston | |||||
![]() |
Reba Watterson | Stockton | |||||
![]() |
Betty Jean Ferguson | Halifax | |||||
![]() |
Lois Nettleton | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Virginia Smith | Pueblo | |||||
![]() |
Fairfax Mason | Bridgeport | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | ||||
![]() |
Lorna Edwardson | Dover | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | ||||
Detroit | Doris Evelyn Johnson | Detroit | Vocal, "Worry, Worry, Worry" | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Joann Miller | 23 | Vocal, "An Old, Old Castle in Scotland" | ||||
![]() |
Rosemary Carpenter | Miami Beach | Classical Piano & Accordion, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" & "Two Guitars" | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Gwendolyn West | Statesboro | |||||
Greater Philadelphia | Betty Jane Bruce | Philadelphia | Vocal, "Fool That I Am" & "Mean to Me" | ||||
![]() |
Yun Tau Zane | Honolulu | Hula | Miss Congeniality | First Asian-American to compete at Miss America | ||
![]() |
Viola Ruth Hutmacher | Quincy | Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" | ||||
![]() |
Patti Grubbs | Gary | Vocal, "When You Are Away" | ||||
![]() |
Vera June Ralston | Wichita | 18 | Oratory | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Better known as actress Vera Miles |
![]() |
Mildred Joanne Hollinger | Louisville | |||||
![]() |
Muriel Applebee | Enfield | |||||
![]() |
Juanita Melrose Lookabaugh | Cumberland | Hawaiian Hula Dance & Dress Design | ||||
![]() |
Barbara Laughton | Reading | Vocal, "The Moon Belongs to Everybody" | Top 15 | |||
Memphis | Lois Jeanette Welch | Memphis | Vocal & Fashion Design, "Gianni Mia" | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Linda Carroll | Grand Rapids | Impersonations of famous people | ||||
![]() |
BeBe Shopp | Hopkins | 18 | Vibraharp, "Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
![]() |
Virginia Hollingsworth | Kosciusko | |||||
![]() |
Dorothy Smith | Kansas City | |||||
![]() |
Patti Luer | Anaconda | Vocal/Dance, "Gypsy Song" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
![]() |
Betty Love Booth | Fremont | |||||
![]() |
Betty Taylor | Rochester | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
![]() |
Barbara Anderson | Bloomfield | |||||
![]() |
Betha Young | Cuba | 22 | Art Sculpture | |||
![]() |
M. Yvonne Fix | Niagara Falls | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | ||||
![]() |
Connie Inge Ronde | New York City | Dramatic Reading, "State of the Union" | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Patsy Osborne | Lawndale | Vocal & Piano | ||||
![]() |
Maxine Waack | Fairview | Rumba Dance | ||||
![]() |
Donna Briggs | Tulsa | Painting Display | 4th Runner-up | |||
Omaha | Serena McKinney | Omaha | |||||
![]() |
Joyce Davis | Bend | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Top 15 | |||
![]() |
Ruth Douglas | Harrisburg | Vocal Medley, "Let my Song Fill Your Heart" & "Lover" | ||||
Pittsburgh | Sarah Cromwell | Pittsburgh | |||||
![]() |
Irma Nydia Vázquez | ||||||
![]() |
Esther Greene | Greenville | |||||
![]() |
Myrna Clemenson | Conde | |||||
![]() |
Dorothy Free | Chattanooga | Vocal Medley, "Let my Song Fill Your Heart" & "Embraceable You" | ||||
![]() |
Bonnie Jean Bland | Orange | Vocal/Art Display, "Put the Blame on Mame" | ||||
![]() |
Marilyn Robinson | Ogden | Dramatic Monologue, "Tommy, Tommy, Tommy" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
![]() |
Jean Peatman | Montpelier | |||||
![]() |
Bobby Joe Wilson | Hillsville | |||||
![]() |
Lorraine Lowder | Aberdeen | Hula Dance | ||||
![]() |
Jane Queen | Huntington | Vocal & Piano | ||||
![]() |
Marvene Fischer | Milwaukee | 19 | ||||
![]() |
Carol Held | Douglas | Piano, Hungarian Opus 9 by Edward MacDowell | 1st Runner-up |
References
- ↑ Associated Press (1948-09-12). "Scholarship and Auto Prizes Go to New Miss America". Milwaukee Journal. p. 24.
Secondary sources
- Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.