Miss America 1957

Miss America 1957
Miss America 1957
Date	September 8, 1956
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Entrants	50
Placements	10
Winner	Marian McKnight; South Carolina
	← 1956 1958 →

Miss America 1957, the 30th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1956, on ABC.

Marian McKnight became the first Miss South Carolina to take the crown.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1957	South Carolina - Marian McKnight
1st runner-up	District of Columbia - Margo Lucey
2nd runner-up	Alabama - Anne Stuart Ariail
3rd runner-up (tie)	Arizona - Barbara Patricia Hilgenberg Kansas - Mary Ann McGrew
4th runner-up	N/A
Top 10	California - Joan Colleen Beckett Canada - Dorothy Germaine Moreau Chicago - Sandra Jean Stuart Hawaii - Jere Wright Massachusetts - Jewel Frast Smerage

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	California - Joan Colleen Beckett Hawaii - Jere Wright Chicago - Sandra Jean Stuart
Talent	Alabama - Anne Stuart Ariail Arkansas - Barbara Banks Nebraska - Diane Knotek

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Vermont - Sandra Jean Simpson