Miss America 1970
Date	September 6, 1969
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Pamela Eldred  Michigan

Miss America 1970, the 43rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1969.^[1]

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

Contestants

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
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

• Hal David
• Joan Crosby
• Wendell E. Smith
• Leon Leonidoff
• Zelma George
• Jane Pickens Langley
• Edward Loeb
• Norton Mockridge
• Mrs. Walter Varney Magee
• Bud Westmore

References

External links

• 1970 Miss America pageant - held in September, 1969.