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Miss America 1960

Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 on CBS.

Miss America 1960
DateSeptember 12, 1959
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants54
Placements10
WinnerLynda Lee Mead
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Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.

Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant.

Dawn Wells, later to star on the television series Gilligan's Island, represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition.

Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)

Results

Final results Contestant
Miss America 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
  Alabama Betty Lindstrom Birmingham 19 Dramatic Reading, "Miss Quiss" Non-finalist Talent Award
  Alaska Alansa Carr Ketchikan 20 Dramatic Reading
  Arizona Patricia Allebrand Yuma 18 Modern Dance, "Interpretation of Rejected Love" 4th runner-up
  Arkansas Suzanne Jackson North Little Rock 19 Vocal Medley from The King and I
  California Susan Bronson San Lorenzo 19 Modern Dance, "An American in Spain" 3rd runner-up
  Canada Rosemary Catherine Kreenan Fredericton Top 10
  Chicago Carol Rubin Chicago 18 Modern Jazz Dance
  Colorado Marlinda Mason Denver 20 Dramatic Reading
  Connecticut Diana Klug Torrington 21 Speech on Fashion Designing, Presentation of Original Designs, & Tractor Driving Preliminary Talent Award
  Delaware Ester Olney Newark 18 Vocal
  District of Columbia Virginia Pailes Hyattsville, MD 21 Vocal, "It All Depends on You" Preliminary Talent Award
  Florida Nancy Rae Purvis Bradenton 18 Dramatic Monologue
  Georgia Kayanne Shoffner Calhoun 19 Dramatic Reading
  Hawaii Gordean Leilehua Lee Honolulu 20 Hula Miss Congeniality
  Idaho Tamara Ashby Burley 18 Original Interpretive Ballet
  Illinois Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson Chicago 21 Vocal, "Hello, Young Lovers" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
  Indiana Barbara Kummer Valparaiso 20 Impersonations of Television Personalities
  Iowa Jacquelyn Baker Grinnell 20 Modern Interpretive Dance
  Kansas Sharon O'Neal Kansas City 18 Dramatic Interpretation Non-finalist Talent Award
  Kentucky Carol Brown Whitesburg 19 Dramatic Reading
  Louisiana Mary Mills Hawkins Lake Providence 22 Piano
  Maine Linda Mills Lewiston 18 Dramatic Reading
  Maryland Marie Lorraine True Phoenix 19 Vocal/Tap Dance from The Best Things in Life are Free
  Massachusetts Sharon Faught Holyoke 21 Dramatic Reading & Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award
  Michigan Ann Penelope Marston Wyandotte 21 Archery Demonstration Preliminary Talent Award
  Minnesota Judy Olson Albert Lea 19 Modern Dance
  Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead Natchez 20 Original Dramatic Act, "Schizophrenia" Winner
  Missouri Linda Long Independence 19 Dramatic Reading from The White Cliffs of Dover
  Montana Sharon D. Tietjen Great Falls Original Humorous Interpretation
  Nebraska Joan Arolyn Sipes Columbus 19 Piano, "Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D Minor" by Liszt
  Nevada Dawn Wells Reno 20 Dramatic Reading from Antigone Played the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
  New Hampshire Diane Harris Manchester 18 Interpretive Dance
  New Jersey Beverly Ann Domarski Mountainside 20 Original Dramatic Interpretation of a Beatnik
  New Mexico Linda Moore Ruidoso 19 Piano
  New York Bonnie Jo Marquis Huntington 19 Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants" Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
  New York City Elizabeth Holmes Malverne 19 Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
  North Carolina Judith Klipfel Asheboro 18 Vocal
  North Dakota Claudia Gullickson Grand Forks 18 Classical Vocal, "Carissma" Non-finalist Talent Award
  Ohio Carole Weiler Circleville 18 Dramatic Reading
  Oklahoma Mary Ann Hazelton Tulsa 19 Piano Non-finalist Talent Award
  Oregon Karlyn Mattsson Portland 18 Piano & Dance
  Pennsylvania Lois Janet Piercy Springfield 21 Original Flute & Art Display, "Night Rain on the City" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
  Rhode Island Michalene Chomicz Pawtucket 23 Vocal
  South Carolina Nettie Dennis Moncks Corner 19 Vocal
  South Dakota Meredith Aulld Yankton 18 Vocal Later married News Anchor, Tom Brokaw
  Tennessee Marion "Mickey" Wayland Knoxville 18 Piano/Vocal, "Près des remparts de Sèville" from Carmen & "I Cain't Say No" Top 10
  Texas Marilyn Turner Fort Worth 19 Ballet en Pointe Non-finalist Talent Award
  Utah Jacqueline Winterrose Salt Lake City 22 Character Dance, "Tequila"
  Vermont Brenda Naatz St. Johnsbury 19 Piano & Impersonation of Victor Borge Non-finalist Talent Award
  Virginia Alice Sue Williams Richmond 19 Dramatization of Designing & Sewing Fashions Non-finalist Talent Award
  Washington Sharon Vaughn Port Orchard 21 Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
  West Virginia Janet Hill Nitro 21 Dramatic Reading
  Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox Sheboygan 20 Soft Shoe Comedy Dance 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
  Wyoming Linda Lou Phillips Laramie 19 Vocal & Dance

External links

  • Miss America official website

miss, america, 1960, 33rd, miss, america, pageant, held, boardwalk, hall, atlantic, city, jersey, september, 1959, dateseptember, 1959presentersbert, parksvenueboardwalk, hall, atlantic, city, jerseybroadcastercbsentrants54placements10winnerlynda, mead, missis. Miss America 1960 the 33rd Miss America pageant was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City New Jersey on September 12 1959 on CBS Miss America 1960DateSeptember 12 1959PresentersBert ParksVenueBoardwalk Hall Atlantic City New JerseyBroadcasterCBSEntrants54Placements10WinnerLynda Lee Mead Mississippi 19591961 Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug 8 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant Dawn Wells later to star on the television series Gilligan s Island represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition Four Miss America 1960 candidates Jacque Baker Miss Iowa Lynda Mead Miss Mississippi bottom Sharon O Neal Miss Kansas Suzie Jackson Miss Arkansas Contents 1 Results 1 1 Order of announcements 1 2 Top 10 1 3 Top 5 1 4 Awards 1 4 1 Preliminary awards 1 5 Other awards 2 Contestants 3 External linksResults EditFinal results ContestantMiss America 1960 Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead1st runner up Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox2nd runner up Washington Sharon Joyce Vaughn3rd runner up California Susan Diane Bronson4th runner up Arizona Patricia Anne AllebrandTop 10 Canada Rosemary Catherine Keenan Illinois Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson New York Bonnie Jo Marquis Pennsylvania Lois Janet Piercy Tennessee Marion Lee WaylandOrder of announcements Edit Top 10 Edit Arizona California Canada Illinois Mississippi New York Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington Wisconsin Top 5 Edit Arizona California Mississippi Washington Idaho Awards Edit Preliminary awards Edit Awards ContestantLifestyle and Fitness New York Bonnie Jo Marquis Washington Sharon Joyce Vaughn Wisconsin Mary Alice FoxTalent Illinois Suzanne I Johnson Michigan Ann Penelope Marston Connecticut Diana Martha Klug tie District of Columbia Virginia N Pailes tie Pennsylvania Lois Janet Piercy tie Other awards Edit Awards ContestantMiss Congeniality Hawaii Gordean Leilehua LeeNon finalist Talent Alabama Betty Lindstrom Kansas Sharon O Neal Massachusetts Sharon Faught North Dakota Claudia Gullickson Oklahoma Mary Ann Hazelton Texas Marilyn Turner Vermont Brenda Naatz Virginia Alice Sue WilliamsContestants EditState Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes Alabama Betty Lindstrom Birmingham 19 Dramatic Reading Miss Quiss Non finalist Talent Award Alaska Alansa Carr Ketchikan 20 Dramatic Reading Arizona Patricia Allebrand Yuma 18 Modern Dance Interpretation of Rejected Love 4th runner up Arkansas Suzanne Jackson North Little Rock 19 Vocal Medley from The King and I California Susan Bronson San Lorenzo 19 Modern Dance An American in Spain 3rd runner up Canada Rosemary Catherine Kreenan Fredericton Top 10 Chicago Carol Rubin Chicago 18 Modern Jazz Dance Colorado Marlinda Mason Denver 20 Dramatic Reading Connecticut Diana Klug Torrington 21 Speech on Fashion Designing Presentation of Original Designs amp Tractor Driving Preliminary Talent Award Delaware Ester Olney Newark 18 Vocal District of Columbia Virginia Pailes Hyattsville MD 21 Vocal It All Depends on You Preliminary Talent Award Florida Nancy Rae Purvis Bradenton 18 Dramatic Monologue Georgia Kayanne Shoffner Calhoun 19 Dramatic Reading Hawaii Gordean Leilehua Lee Honolulu 20 Hula Miss Congeniality Idaho Tamara Ashby Burley 18 Original Interpretive Ballet Illinois Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson Chicago 21 Vocal Hello Young Lovers Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award Indiana Barbara Kummer Valparaiso 20 Impersonations of Television Personalities Iowa Jacquelyn Baker Grinnell 20 Modern Interpretive Dance Kansas Sharon O Neal Kansas City 18 Dramatic Interpretation Non finalist Talent Award Kentucky Carol Brown Whitesburg 19 Dramatic Reading Louisiana Mary Mills Hawkins Lake Providence 22 Piano Maine Linda Mills Lewiston 18 Dramatic Reading Maryland Marie Lorraine True Phoenix 19 Vocal Tap Dance from The Best Things in Life are Free Massachusetts Sharon Faught Holyoke 21 Dramatic Reading amp Vocal Non finalist Talent Award Michigan Ann Penelope Marston Wyandotte 21 Archery Demonstration Preliminary Talent Award Minnesota Judy Olson Albert Lea 19 Modern Dance Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead Natchez 20 Original Dramatic Act Schizophrenia Winner Missouri Linda Long Independence 19 Dramatic Reading from The White Cliffs of Dover Montana Sharon D Tietjen Great Falls Original Humorous Interpretation Nebraska Joan Arolyn Sipes Columbus 19 Piano Transcendental Etude No 4 in D Minor by Liszt Nevada Dawn Wells Reno 20 Dramatic Reading from Antigone Played the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan s Island New Hampshire Diane Harris Manchester 18 Interpretive Dance New Jersey Beverly Ann Domarski Mountainside 20 Original Dramatic Interpretation of a Beatnik New Mexico Linda Moore Ruidoso 19 Piano New York Bonnie Jo Marquis Huntington 19 Vocal amp Dance Whatever Lola Wants Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle amp Fitness Award New York City Elizabeth Holmes Malverne 19 Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier North Carolina Judith Klipfel Asheboro 18 Vocal North Dakota Claudia Gullickson Grand Forks 18 Classical Vocal Carissma Non finalist Talent Award Ohio Carole Weiler Circleville 18 Dramatic Reading Oklahoma Mary Ann Hazelton Tulsa 19 Piano Non finalist Talent Award Oregon Karlyn Mattsson Portland 18 Piano amp Dance Pennsylvania Lois Janet Piercy Springfield 21 Original Flute amp Art Display Night Rain on the City Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award Rhode Island Michalene Chomicz Pawtucket 23 Vocal South Carolina Nettie Dennis Moncks Corner 19 Vocal South Dakota Meredith Aulld Yankton 18 Vocal Later married News Anchor Tom Brokaw Tennessee Marion Mickey Wayland Knoxville 18 Piano Vocal Pres des remparts de Seville from Carmen amp I Cain t Say No Top 10 Texas Marilyn Turner Fort Worth 19 Ballet en Pointe Non finalist Talent Award Utah Jacqueline Winterrose Salt Lake City 22 Character Dance Tequila Vermont Brenda Naatz St Johnsbury 19 Piano amp Impersonation of Victor Borge Non finalist Talent Award Virginia Alice Sue Williams Richmond 19 Dramatization of Designing amp Sewing Fashions Non finalist Talent Award Washington Sharon Vaughn Port Orchard 21 Vocal Medley Habanera amp I Cain t Say No 2nd runner up Preliminary Lifestyle amp Fitness Award West Virginia Janet Hill Nitro 21 Dramatic Reading Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox Sheboygan 20 Soft Shoe Comedy Dance 1st runner up Preliminary Lifestyle amp Fitness Award Wyoming Linda Lou Phillips Laramie 19 Vocal amp DanceExternal links EditMiss America official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miss America 1960 amp oldid 1127701347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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