Miss America 1939, the 13th Miss America pageant, was the last pageant to be held at the famed Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1] The finals were held on Saturday, September 9, 1939, and Miss Michigan, Patricia Donnelly, was crowned Miss America 1939.[2] The Miss Congeniality Award was also introduced at the 1939 competition.
Donnelly later became a singer and actress. Third runner-up Marguerita Skliris became the actress Margia Dean, who starred in such Hollywood films as Seven Women from Hell and The Quatermass Xperiment. Fourth runner-up Rose Marie Elliott had a successful musical career on the Broadway stage as Rose Marie Brown.
^. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
^"Miss America Seeks Ways To Mother's Bills". Ogden Standard. Associated Press. September 11, 1939. p. 8.
Secondary sources
Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN0-87833-110-7.
External links
Miss America official website
January 26, 2023
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Miss America 1939 the 13th Miss America pageant was the last pageant to be held at the famed Steel Pier in Atlantic City New Jersey 1 The finals were held on Saturday September 9 1939 and Miss Michigan Patricia Donnelly was crowned Miss America 1939 2 The Miss Congeniality Award was also introduced at the 1939 competition Miss America 1939DateSeptember 9 1939VenueSteel Pier Atlantic City New JerseyEntrants43Placements15WinnerPatricia Donnelly Michigan 19381940 Donnelly later became a singer and actress Third runner up Marguerita Skliris became the actress Margia Dean who starred in such Hollywood films as Seven Women from Hell and The Quatermass Xperiment Fourth runner up Rose Marie Elliott had a successful musical career on the Broadway stage as Rose Marie Brown Contents 1 Results 1 1 Awards 1 1 1 Preliminary awards 1 2 Other awards 2 Contestants 3 References 3 1 Secondary sources 4 External linksResults EditFinal results ContestantMiss America 1939 Michigan Patricia Donnelly1st runner up Oklahoma Bettye Cornelia Avert2nd runner up Washington Anna Mae Schoonover3rd runner up California Marguerita Louise Skliris4th runner up Virginia Rose Marie ElliottTop 15 Birmingham Florine Holt Chicago Ethel Lorraine Lobdell Eastern New York Clare E Foley Florida Rose Marie Magrill Miami Irmigard Margaret Dietel Minnesota Marion June Rudeen New Jersey Margo Lundgren North Carolina Margaret Wood Sun Valley Louise Fletchner Texas Charmayne SmithAwards Edit Preliminary awards Edit Awards ContestantTalent California Marguerita Louise Skliris Minnesota Marion June Rudeen North Carolina Margaret WoodOther awards Edit Awards ContestantMiss Congeniality Mississippi Doris CogginsContestants EditTitle Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards NotesBirmingham Florine Holt Birmingham Vocal Moonglow amp A Little Bit of Heaven Top 15 Arkansas Jean Thompson Helena California Marguerita Skliris San Francisco Dramatic Monologue The Poison Scene from Romeo and Juliet 3rd Runner up Preliminary Talent Award Later known as actress Margia DeanCentral Connecticut Catherine Harrison DerbyCharlotte Marguerite Taylor Charlotte Connecticut Frieda Lampar BridgeportConey Island Grayce M Reilly District of Columbia Evelyn Foster 19 Ballet en PointeEastern New York Claire E Foley Vocal Comedy amp Dance Top 15Eastern Ohio Maxine DrummEastern Pennsylvania Emma Louise Knoell Philadelphia Florida Rose Marie Magrill Miami Tap Dance Top 15 Georgia Mary Durrance Glennville Vocal Illinois Ethel Lorraine Lodbell Chicago Monologue From the Diary of a Contestant Top 15 Kansas Rosemary Winslow Salina Kentucky Louise Holman PinevilleLexington Mattigene Palmore Lexington Maryland Elaine Pasqualla Crisfield Miami Irmigard Dietel Miami Vocal Medley See You Again Blue Evening amp Solitude Top 15 Michigan Patricia Donnelly Detroit 19 Vocal Bass Fiddle To You amp Ol Man Mose Winner Minnesota Marion Rudeen Minneapolis Acrobatic Dance Top 15 Preliminary Talent Award Mississippi Doris Coggins Baldwyn Miss Congeniality Missouri Margaret Ley St Louis Montana Lucille Chouinard Fort PeckMontgomery Louise Robertson MontgomeryMyrtle Beach Mary Eleanor Parish Myrtle Beach New Hampshire Lois Marjorie Truax Nashua New Jersey Margo Lundgren Harrison Whistling Tunes Vocal Don t Worry About Me Top 15 New Orleans Frances Helen Anello New Orleans North Carolina Margaret Wood Vocal If I Didn t Care Top 15 Preliminary Talent Award Ohio Jeanne Saboda Cleveland Oklahoma Bettye Cornelia Avert Oklahoma City Original Piano amp Vocal Wondering amp Dreaming 1st Runner up Pennsylvania Ruth Phyllis Willock Pittsburgh Philadelphia Nancy Lee Philadelphia South Carolina Margaret Allan Shealy Clinton Vocal Especially for You Staten Island Lillian Evelyn Hessen AnnadaleSun Valley Louise Fletchner Clarinet Stardust Top 15 Tennessee Judy Jones Tracy City Vocal Medley I Surrender amp Come True Texas Charmayne Smith Dallas Vocal Round Up Time in Texas Top 15 Virginia Rose Marie Elliot Sulfolk Vocal Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 4th Runner up Later known on Broadway as Rose Marie Brown Washington Anna Mae Schoonover Seattle Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth 2nd Runner upWestern Tennessee Louise Bussart EtowahReferences Edit Miss America History 1939 Archived from the original on September 24 2014 Retrieved July 21 2014 Miss America Seeks Ways To Mother s Bills Ogden Standard Associated Press September 11 1939 p 8 Secondary 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 External links EditMiss America official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miss America 1939 amp oldid 1127700932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
