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{{Short description|31st Miss America pageant}} |
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{{Infobox beauty pageant |
{{Infobox beauty pageant |
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| winner = [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] |
| winner = [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] |
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| image = Marian McKnight kisses Marilyn Van Derbur (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Former Miss America 1957 [[Marian McKnight]] kisses new Miss America 1958 [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] upon her victory |
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| represented = {{flagicon|Colorado|1911}} [[Miss Colorado|Colorado]] |
| represented = {{flagicon|Colorado|1911}} [[Miss Colorado|Colorado]] |
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| date = September 7, 1957 |
| date = September 7, 1957 |
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| presenters = [[Bert Parks]] |
| presenters = [[Bert Parks]]<ref name="Tribune"/> |
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| entrants = 51 |
| entrants = 51 |
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| placements = 10 |
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'''Miss America 1958''', the 31st [[Miss America]] pageant, was held at the [[Boardwalk Hall]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] on September 7, 1957 on [[CBS]]. |
'''Miss America 1958''', the 31st [[Miss America]] pageant, was held at the [[Boardwalk Hall]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] on September 7, 1957 on [[CBS]].<ref name="Tribune"/> |
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The winner, [[Marilyn Van Derbur]], who was a [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition. She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play. |
The winner, [[Marilyn Van Derbur]], who was a [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |title=Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/328643150 |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=8 Sep 1957 |page=16 |language=en}}</ref> She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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* {{flag|Colorado|1911}} – [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] |
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* {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956|name = Georgia}} – Jody Elizabeth Shattuck<ref name="Tribune"/> |
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* {{flag|Florida|1900}} – Dorothy Maria Steiner<ref name="Tribune"/> |
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* {{flag|Arizona}} – [[Lynn Borden|Lynn Freyse]] |
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* {{flag|Nevada|1929}} – Loni Jess Gravelle |
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* {{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} [[Miss North Carolina|North Carolina]] - Elaine Herndon |
* {{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} [[Miss North Carolina|North Carolina]] - Elaine Herndon |
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* {{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Miss Indiana|Indiana]] - Gloria Ruth Rupprecht |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 7 January 2024
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Miss America 1958 | |
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Date | September 7, 1957 |
Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Marilyn Van Derbur Colorado |
Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.[1]
The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.[1] She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.
Results[edit]
Placements[edit]
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America 1958 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 |
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Awards[edit]
Preliminary awards[edit]
Awards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Other awards[edit]
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Non-finalist Talent |
Contestants[edit]
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Alabama | Anna Stange | Birmingham | Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Arizona | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later starred in the TV series Hazel | |
Arkansas | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | Vocal | ||||
California | Lorna Anderson | Sacramento | Accordion, "Dark Eyes" | 3rd runner-up | |||
Canada | Joan May Fitzpatrick | Windsor | |||||
Chicago | Bette Lieb | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet | ||||
Colorado | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | ||
Connecticut | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Delaware | Kathleen Ann D'Attillio | Wilimington | Piano | ||||
District of Columbia | June Cook | Arlington, VA | 20 | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | |||
Florida | Dorothy Maria Steiner | Boca Raton | Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" | 4th runner-up | |||
Georgia | Jody Shattuck | Atlanta | 20 | Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
Hawaii | Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe | Honolulu | Hula | ||||
Idaho | Carene Clark | Pocatello | Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Illinois | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | Drama, "The Great Debates" | ||||
Indiana | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
Iowa | Carol Fleck | Oskaloosa | 19 | Dance | |||
Kansas | Georgiana Rundle | Axtell | 21 | Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You" | |||
Kentucky | Jane Brock | Liberty | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Louisiana | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | Vocal, "My Own True Love" | ||||
Maine | Carol Ann Bartels | Bath | Drama/Art | ||||
Maryland | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents" | ||||
Massachusetts | Daly Hirsch | Boston | Drama | ||||
Michigan | Valerie Strong | Williamsburg | Piano, "Brazil" | ||||
Minnesota | Ardyce Gustafson | St. Paul | Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady | ||||
Mississippi | Mary Allen | Yazoo City | Dance & Art Presentation | ||||
Missouri | Sara Cooper | Buckner | Charleston Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper | |
Nebraska | Kathleen L. Nielsen | Lincoln | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Iowa USA 1959 | ||
Nevada | Loni Gravelle | Reno | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg | Top 10 | |||
New Hampshire | Holly Arnel | New London | Drama | ||||
New Jersey | Janet Ressler | Union | Vocal | ||||
New Mexico | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington | 19 | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
New York | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal, "True Love" | ||||
New York City | Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Vocal | ||||
North Carolina | Elaine Herndon | Durham | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
North Dakota | Helen Winje | Minot | Vocal | ||||
Ohio | Linda Hattman | Mansfield | Ballet | ||||
Oklahoma | Mary Nancy Denner | Alva | Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | 2nd runner-up | |||
Oregon | Judith Hansen | Astoria | Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
Pennsylvania | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
Puerto Rico | Winnie Rodríguez | ||||||
Rhode Island | Beatrice Turek | Providence | Art Display | ||||
South Carolina | Cecilia Colvert | Greenwood | 18 | Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt | Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds | ||
South Dakota | Patricia Miller | Mobridge | Vocal | ||||
Tennessee | Amanda Lee Whitman | Nashville | Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" | Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition | |||
Texas | Carolyn Calvert | Austin | Monologue from Medea | ||||
Utah | Francine Louise Felt | Salt Lake City | Violin | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Vermont | Joan Hewitt | Brattleboro | Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Virginia | Rebecca Lee Edmunds | Roanoke | Dance | ||||
West Virginia | Janice Sickle | Fairmont | Vocal & Dance | ||||
Wisconsin | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune. Associated Press. 8 Sep 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.