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Beauty pageant
Miss America 1945 , the 19th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1945.[1] New York City as their favorite beauty queen.[2]
Results Placements
Contestant
Miss America 1945
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 13
Miss Congeniality
Delegates The Miss America 1945 delegates are:[3]
City or State
Name
Hometown
Age
Talent
Placement
Awards
Notes
Miss Arkansas Leslie Hampton
Lake Village, Arkansas
18
Miss Atlanta Pauline Walker
Atlanta, Georgia
18
Miss Birmingham Frances Lanell Dorn
Birmingham, Alabama
18
2nd runner-up
Talent (tie)[4]
Miss Boston Claire Thibadeau
Cambridge, Massachusetts
19
Miss California Polly Ellis
Tarzana, California
19
Top 13
Miss Chicago Louise Wieland
Chicago, Illinois
19
Top 13
Miss Cincinnati Virginia Lee Pleasant
Portsmouth, Ohio
20
Miss Connecticut Sylvia K. Shaw
Hartford, Connecticut
20
Miss Detroit Barbara Lee Smith
Detroit, Michigan
20
Miss Florida Virginia Freeland
Miami, Florida
19
3rd runner-up
Miss Georgia Doris Joyce Coker
Columbus, Georgia
18
Miss Illinois Beverly Ann Long
Joliet, Illinois
18
Miss Indiana Betty Anna Lackyear
Evansville, Indiana
20
Miss Iowa Jeanne Gordon
Des Moines, Iowa
19
Miss Maine Virginia Trask
Portland, Maine
18
Miss Maryland Virginia Lee Van Sant
Cumberland, Maryland
20
Top 13
Miss Massachusetts Ruth Claire Thomas
Belmont, Massachusetts
18
Miss Miami Beach Rae Evelyn Crist
Miami Beach, Florida
19
Miss Michigan Theresa Mary Sullivan
Detroit, Michigan
19
Miss Minnesota Arlene Anderson
Minneapolis, Minnesota
19
4th runner-up
Miss Mississippi Harriet Jane Carr
Marks, Mississippi
21
Miss Missouri Betty Ruth Ream
Hughesville, Missouri
19
Miss New Hampshire Margorie Lundfelt
Lake Spafford, New Hampshire
19
Miss New Jersey Matilda Agin
New Brunswick, New Jersey
20
Miss New Orleans Helen Shively
New Orleans, Louisiana
21
Miss New York City Bess Myerson
New York City, New York
21
Miss America 1945
Talent (tie) [5] [6]
Miss New York State June Jenkins
Elmont, New York
18
Miss North Carolina Dorothy Louise Johnson
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21
Top 13
Miss Northern British Columbia Georgina E. Patterson
British Columbia, Canada
19
Miss Congeniality
Miss Ohio Julia Ann Donahue
Oxford, Ohio
19
Miss Pennsylvania Timmy Weston
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
18
Miss Philadelphia Gloria Bair
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19
Top 13
Miss Rhode Island Mary Stevens
Cranston, Rhode Island
24
Miss San Diego Phyllis Mathis
San Diego, California
19
1st runner-up
Miss South Carolina Margaret Neeley
Columbia, South Carolina
19
Miss Tennessee Lee Harriet Henson
Chattanooga, Tennessee
18
Top 13
Miss Texas Polly Below
Galveston, Texas
18
Top 13
Miss Utah Dorothy F. Holohan
Salt Lake City, Utah
21
Miss Vermont Mary Staikos
Burlington, Vermont
21
Miss Washington, D.C. Dorothy Louise Powell
Washington, D.C.
21
Top 13
Miss Wisconsin Eileen Christy
Menomanie, Wisconsin
20
References
^ "Will Use Prize To Study Music". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1945-09-10. p. 1. ^ Associated Press Wire Photo (1944-09-06). "Beauty Queen of AAF Veterans". Lowell Sun. p. 1. ^ Official Yearbook of the Miss America Pageant, 1945 . Retrieved July 29, 2010 .^ International News Service (1944-09-06). "Takent Awards". Lowell Sun. p. 1. ^ International News Service (1944-09-06). "Takent Awards". Lowell Sun. p. 1. ^ Associated Press (1944-09-10). "New York City Girl Is Beauty Queen". Salamanca Republican-Press. p. 5.
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