Miss America 1955
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| Miss America 1955 | |
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| Date | September 11, 1954 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Entrants | 50 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Lee Ann Meriwether California California |
← 1954 1956 → | |
Miss America 1955, the 28th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1954, and marked the first live nationally televised broadcast of the competition on ABC.[1] [2]
Crowned the winner was Lee Meriwether, who later came to fame as co-star of the television series Barnaby Jones and as the character Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman , and later, Lily Munster on the television series The Munsters Today .
Results
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Placements
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| Miss America 1955 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 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 | |
| Non-finalist Talent |
Judges
[edit ]Contestants
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama Alabama | Marilyn Tate | Haleyville | 21 | Ventriloquism/Classical Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Arizona Arizona | Marjorie Nylund | Phoenix | Dramatic Reading, "A Marine's Conversation" | ||||
| Arkansas Arkansas | Sarah Martin | Little Rock | Classical Vocal | ||||
| California California | Lee Merriwether | San Francisco | 19 | Dramatic Monologue from Riders to the Sea | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Actress best known as Betty Jones in the 1970's TV series Barnaby Jones |
| Canada Canada | Barbara Joan Markham | Cornwall | |||||
| Chicago Chicago | Regina Dombeck | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Mary of Scotland by Maxwell Anderson | Top 10 | |||
| Colorado Colorado | Barbara Busey | Denver | Vocal/Dance | ||||
| Connecticut Connecticut | Dorothy Hopkins | Storrs | Piano | ||||
| Delaware Delaware | Barbara Woodall | Claymont | Piano | ||||
| Washington, D.C. District of Columbia | Linda Weisbrod | Washington, D.C. | 21 | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Fernando" from La favorite | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Florida Florida | Ann Gloria Daniel | Dade City | 18 | Accordion, "Lady of Spain" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia | Mary Jane Doar | Macon | 19 | Vocal Medley of songs by George Gershwin | |||
| Hawaii Hawaii | Gertrude Kapi'olani Miller | Honolulu | Hula | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Idaho Idaho | LaVonne Skalsky | Nampa | Dramatic Monologue, "Children of God" | ||||
| Illinois Illinois | Patsy Bruce | Carbondale | Dramatic Reading | Miss Congeniality | |||
| Indiana Indiana | Sue Eaton | Monticello | Art/Photo Display & Hula | ||||
| Iowa Iowa | Carol Morris | Ottumwa | 18 | Violin | Later Miss Iowa USA 1956, Miss USA 1956 , & Miss Universe 1956 | ||
| Kansas Kansas | Phyllis Danielson | Wichita | Vocal | ||||
| Kentucky Kentucky | Margaret Diane Hunt | Lexington | Dance | ||||
| Louisiana Louisiana | Gail Gleason | Shreveport | Piano & Art | ||||
| Maine Maine | Mary Ellen St. John | Old Town | Drama | ||||
| Maryland Maryland | Phyllis Yvonne Leftwich | Dundalk | Vocal | ||||
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | Judith Drake | Fairhaven | |||||
| Michigan Michigan | Janice Hutton Somers | Lansing | Vocal, "You Made Me Love You" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Minnesota Minnesota | Jeanne Reince | Winona | Classical Vocal | ||||
| Mississippi Mississippi | Celeste Luckett | Clarksdale | Drama | ||||
| Missouri Missouri | Carole Wilkinson | Maplewood | Vocal | ||||
| Nebraska Nebraska | Sue Welch Fisher | Kearney | Classical Vocal, "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly | ||||
| Nevada Nevada | Janice Babcock | Reno | Ballet, "Blues" | ||||
| New Hampshire New Hampshire | Mae Allen | Epping | Drama | ||||
| New Jersey New Jersey | Joan Waller | West Orange | Vocal/Dance, "Singin' in the Rain" | ||||
| New York City New York City | Heather Taferner | New York City | Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| North Carolina North Carolina | Betty Ring | Lexington | Dramatic Monologue, "The Sleepwalking Scene" from Macbeth | ||||
| North Dakota North Dakota | Delores Paulson | Bismarck | Violin, "Méditation" from Thaïs | ||||
| Ohio Ohio | Barbara Quinlin | Alliance | Classical Vocal, "Habanera" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Oklahoma Oklahoma | Charlavan Baker | Oklahoma City | Dress Design | ||||
| Oregon Oregon | Diane Carman | Milwaukie | Drama, "This is America" | ||||
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Barbara Sue Nager | Philadelphia | Egyptian Ballet Dance, "Egyptian Suite" | 3rd runner-up | |||
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | María del Carmen Mejías | ||||||
| Rhode Island Rhode Island | Virginia Gregory | Pawtucket | Speech | ||||
| South Carolina South Carolina | Polly Suber | Greenville | Monologue, "Air Corps" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| South Dakota South Dakota | Cleo Ann Harrington | Colman | Classical Vocal | ||||
| Tennessee Tennessee | Gerry Johnson | Nashville | Vocal/Character Pantomime, "The Deadwood Stage" | Top 10 | |||
| Texas Texas | Yvonne Erwin | Dallas | Piano & Art | ||||
| Utah Utah | Maurine Parker | Ogden | Drama, "Anne of the Thousand Days" | ||||
| Vermont Vermont | Annabelle Pinkham | Brattleboro | Drama | ||||
| Virginia Virginia | Julie Ann Bruening | Swoope | Charcoal Sketch of "The Statue of Liberty" | ||||
| Washington (state) Washington | Frances Graham | Spokane | Vocal | ||||
| West Virginia West Virginia | Miriam Reep | Clarksburg | Dance | ||||
| Wisconsin Wisconsin | Dixie Sarchet | Stevens Point | 19 | Modern Dance, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" |