Miss America 1927

Miss America 1927
Miss America 1927
Date	September 9, 1927
Presenters	King Neptune (Eddie Dowling)
Venue	Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	75
Placements	15
Winner	Lois Delander; Miss Illinois

Miss America 1927, the 7th Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1927.^[1]^[2] The winner was 16 year-old Lois Delander who competed as Miss Illinois. She won the Miss America title on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary.^[3]

This marked the last pageant to be held in the 1920s, the next Miss America competition would not be held until 1933.

Contestant Photo

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1927	Miss Illinois - Lois Delander
1st Runner-up	Miss Dallas - Mozelle Ransome
Finalists	Miss Philadelphia - Kathleen Coyle Miss Tulsa - Virginia Howard Miss Hammond - Anne Howe
Semi-Finalists	Miss Battlecreek - Charlotte Jane Lowe Miss Boston - Ethel Beatrice La Peirce Miss California - Bertha Wiezel Miss Charleston - Claudia Harvin Huntington, WV Miss Huntington - Lillian Ward Miss New York City - Frieda Louise Mierse Miss Newark - Carolyn Pierson Miss Oakland - Ruby Smith Pittsfield, NY Miss Pittsfield - Martha E. Hick Rochester, PA Miss Rochester - Dorothea Ditmer
Rolling Chair Parade Winner	Miss New York City - Freida Louise Mierse

^ "Unbobbed Girl, 16, Wins Miss America". The Miami News. 1927-09-10. p. 1.
^ Associated Press (1927-09-10). "Joliet Girl, 16, 'Miss Illinois,' Queen of Beauty". Decatur Review. p. 1.
^ "Miss America History 1927". Retrieved 2012-04-13.