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
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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
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Other awards
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Miss Congeniality |
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Non-finalist Talent |
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Contestants
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Gwen Harmon | Birmingham | 19 | Vocal, "A Heart That's Free" | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
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Bonnie Nicksic | Hot Springs | Vocal/Dance, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" from Show Boat | ||||
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Jeanne Shores | Azusa | Dramatic Monologue | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
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Marilyn "Thelma" Delores Reddick | Agincourt | |||||
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Jo Hoppe | Chicago | Tap Dance | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
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Chardelle Hayward | Fort Collins | Piano | ||||
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Joyce Yeske | West Hartford | Ballroom Dance | ||||
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Helen Blackwell | Wilmington | Classical Vocal | ||||
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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" | ||||
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Neva Jane Langley | Macon | 19 | Classical Piano, "Toccata" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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Patricia Hunt | Philadelphia | Drama | Top 10 | |||
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Beverly Kathleen Rivera | Honolulu | Hula | Top 10 | |||
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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. | ||
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Glenna Marie Pohly | Rock Falls | Flute | ||||
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Ann Garnier | Indianapolis | Classical Vocal, "Il Baciò" by Luigi Arditi | 1st Runner-up | |||
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Carolyn Hill | Cedar Falls | 19 | Vocal, "You're My Everything" | |||
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Kay Ann Goforth | McPherson | Vocal/Dance | ||||
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Joy Williams | Lexington | Dance | ||||
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Barbara Barker | Monroe | Drama, "The Fog" | Top 10 | |||
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Norma Lee Collins | Caribou | |||||
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Shirley Virginia Harrison | Baltimore | Monologue from Tom Sawyer | ||||
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Barbara Graves | Milton | |||||
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Karol Dragomir | Benton Harbor | Vocal, "I'll Walk Alone" | ||||
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Carole Wick | Duluth | Vocal | ||||
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Dora Livingston | Yazoo City | |||||
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Florence Spack | Clayton | Vocal | ||||
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Karen Whittet | Livingston | Piano | ||||
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Helen Francis Burhorn | Omaha | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | ||||
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Bonnie Wilson | Reno | Ballet, "Something to Dance About" | ||||
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Barbara Temperly | Goffstown | |||||
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Mary Parker | Gibbsboro | Drama | ||||
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Joan St. John | Binghamton | Vocal | ||||
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Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
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Barbara Harris | Salisbury | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | ||||
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Margaret Aandahl | Litchville | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
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Carol Koontz | Bolivar | Fire Baton Twirling & Clarinet | ||||
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Shirley Barbour | Tulsa | Drama | Miss Congeniality | |||
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Mary Lou Teague | Eugene | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" | ||||
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Miriam Smith | McAlisterville | Pipe Organ, "Tico Tico" | ||||
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Helga Edmee Monroig | ||||||
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Jayne Bradshaw | Westerly | Classical Vocal | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Gloria Williams | Chattanooga | Vocal, "Lover, When You're Near Me" | ||||
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Connie Hopping | Littlefield | Vocal | ||||
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Marylyn Reese | Brigham | Monologue, "The Mudlark" & "Our Town" | ||||
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Barbara Moore | St. Johnsbury | Baton Twirling/Dance | ||||
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Edna Long | Richmond | Dance | ||||
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Nancy Rohrbough | Grafton | Dance | ||||
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Jeannie Eleanor Huston | La Crosse | 19 | Cello | |||
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Ruth Francis | Casper | Drama |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gorgeous Georgia Girl Starts Tour As Miss America". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1952-09-08. p. 5.