Miss America 1953
Appearance
Miss America 1953 | |
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Date | September 6, 1952 |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Neva Jane Langley |
Miss America 1953, the 26th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1952.[1]
Neva Jane Langley became the first Miss Georgia to win the crown.
Results[edit]
Placements[edit]
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America 1953 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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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 |
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Contestants[edit]
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Gwen Harmon | Birmingham | 19 | Vocal, "A Heart That's Free" | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
Bonnie Nicksic | Hot Springs | Vocal/Dance, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" from Show Boat | |||||
Jeanne Shores | Azusa | Dramatic Monologue | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |||
Marilyn "Thelma" Delores Reddick | Agincourt | ||||||
Jo Hoppe | Chicago | Tap Dance | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |||
Chardelle Hayward | Fort Collins | Piano | |||||
Joyce Yeske | West Hartford | Ballroom Dance | |||||
Helen Blackwell | Wilmington | Classical Vocal | |||||
Iris Fitch | Washington D.C. | 19 | Vocal, "With a Song in my Heart" | Miss Congeniality
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Marcia Crane | Orlando | Piano, "Gershwin Prelude" | |||||
Neva Jane Langley | Macon | 19 | Classical Piano, "Toccata" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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Patricia Hunt | Philadelphia | Drama | Top 10 | ||||
Beverly Kathleen Rivera | Honolulu | Hula | Top 10 | ||||
ZoeAnn Warberg | Twin Falls | 18 | Speech, "The Sacred Duty of the American to Vote" | First female judge in Idaho's 5th Judicial District and appeared on the 1985 Miss America telecast. ZoeAnn Warberg Shaub died at 83 on Sept. 13, 2017 as result of a car accident in rural Jackpot, Nevada. | |||
Glenna Marie Pohly | Rock Falls | Flute | |||||
Ann Garnier | Indianapolis | Classical Vocal, "Il Baciò" by Luigi Arditi | 1st Runner-up | ||||
Carolyn Hill | Cedar Falls | 19 | Vocal, "You're My Everything" | ||||
Kay Ann Goforth | McPherson | Vocal/Dance | |||||
Joy Williams | Lexington | Dance | |||||
Barbara Barker | Monroe | Drama, "The Fog" | Top 10 | ||||
Norma Lee Collins | Caribou | ||||||
Shirley Virginia Harrison | Baltimore | Monologue from Tom Sawyer | |||||
Barbara Graves | Milton | ||||||
Karol Dragomir | Benton Harbor | Vocal, "I'll Walk Alone" | |||||
Carole Wick | Duluth | Vocal | |||||
Dora Livingston | Yazoo City | ||||||
Florence Spack | Clayton | Vocal | |||||
Karen Whittet | Livingston | Piano | |||||
Helen Francis Burhorn | Omaha | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | |||||
Bonnie Wilson | Reno | Ballet, "Something to Dance About" | |||||
Barbara Temperly | Goffstown | ||||||
Mary Parker | Gibbsboro | Drama | |||||
Joan St. John | Binghamton | Vocal | |||||
Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
Barbara Harris | Salisbury | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | |||||
Margaret Aandahl | Litchville | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
Carol Koontz | Bolivar | Fire Baton Twirling & Clarinet | |||||
Shirley Barbour | Tulsa | Drama | Miss Congeniality | ||||
Mary Lou Teague | Eugene | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" | |||||
Miriam Smith | McAlisterville | Pipe Organ, "Tico Tico" | |||||
Helga Edmee Monroig | |||||||
Jayne Bradshaw | Westerly | Classical Vocal | |||||
Mary Griffin | Florence | Classical Vocal | Top 10 | 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1953 representing Myrtle Beach
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Sandra Hart | Huron | Fire Baton Twirling | |||||
Gloria Williams | Chattanooga | Vocal, "Lover, When You're Near Me" | |||||
Connie Hopping | Littlefield | Vocal | |||||
Marylyn Reese | Brigham | Monologue, "The Mudlark" & "Our Town" | |||||
Barbara Moore | St. Johnsbury | Baton Twirling/Dance | |||||
Edna Long | Richmond | Dance | |||||
Nancy Rohrbough | Grafton | Dance | |||||
Jeannie Eleanor Huston | La Crosse | 19 | Cello | ||||
Ruth Francis | Casper | Drama |
References[edit]
- ^ "Gorgeous Georgia Girl Starts Tour As Miss America". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1952-09-08. p. 5.