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 .
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1955 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 46664
Sep 12 A Miss America from Natchez
Results
Placements
Placement
Contestant
Miss America 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Awards
Preliminary awards
Other awards
Judges
Contestants
State
Name
Hometown
Age
Talent
Placement
Awards
Notes
Alabama
Marilyn Tate
Haleyville
21
Ventriloquism/Classical Vocal
Top 10
Arizona
Marjorie Nylund
Phoenix
Dramatic Reading, "A Marine's Conversation"
Arkansas
Sarah Martin
Little Rock
Classical Vocal
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
Barbara Joan Markham
Cornwall
Chicago
Regina Dombeck
Chicago
Dramatic Monologue from Mary of Scotland by Maxwell Anderson
Top 10
Colorado
Barbara Busey
Denver
Vocal/Dance
Connecticut
Dorothy Hopkins
Storrs
Piano
Delaware
Barbara Woodall
Claymont
Piano
District of Columbia
Linda Weisbrod
Washington, D.C.
21
Classical Vocal, "O Mio Fernando" from La favorite
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
Florida
Ann Gloria Daniel
Dade City
18
Accordion, "Lady of Spain"
1st runner-up
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Georgia
Mary Jane Doar
Macon
19
Vocal Medley of songs by George Gershwin
Hawaii
Gertrude Kapi'olani Miller
Honolulu
Hula
Non-finalist Talent Award
Idaho
LaVonne Skalsky
Nampa
Dramatic Monologue, "Children of God"
Illinois
Patsy Bruce
Carbondale
Dramatic Reading
Miss Congeniality
Indiana
Sue Eaton
Monticello
Art/Photo Display & Hula
Iowa
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
18
Violin
Later Miss Iowa USA 1956, Miss USA 1956 , & Miss Universe 1956
Kansas
Phyllis Danielson
Wichita
Vocal
Kentucky
Margaret Diane Hunt
Lexington
Dance
Louisiana
Gail Gleason
Shreveport
Piano & Art
Maine
Mary Ellen St. John
Old Town
Drama
Maryland
Phyllis Yvonne Leftwich
Dundalk
Vocal
Massachusetts
Judith Drake
Fairhaven
Michigan
Janice Hutton Somers
Lansing
Vocal, "You Made Me Love You "
4th runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
Minnesota
Jeanne Reince
Winona
Classical Vocal
Mississippi
Celeste Luckett
Clarksdale
Drama
Missouri
Carole Wilkinson
Maplewood
Vocal
Nebraska
Sue Welch Fisher
Kearney
Classical Vocal, "Un bel dì vedremo " from Madama Butterfly
Nevada
Janice Babcock
Reno
Ballet, "Blues"
New Hampshire
Mae Allen
Epping
Drama
New Jersey
Joan Waller
West Orange
Vocal/Dance, "Singin' in the Rain "
New York City
Heather Taferner
New York City
Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé
Preliminary Talent Award
North Carolina
Betty Ring
Lexington
Dramatic Monologue, "The Sleepwalking Scene" from Macbeth
North Dakota
Delores Paulson
Bismarck
Violin, "Méditation " from Thaïs
Ohio
Barbara Quinlin
Alliance
Classical Vocal, "Habanera "
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
Oklahoma
Charlavan Baker
Oklahoma City
Dress Design
Oregon
Diane Carman
Milwaukie
Drama, "This is America"
Pennsylvania
Barbara Sue Nager
Philadelphia
Egyptian Ballet Dance, "Egyptian Suite"
3rd runner-up
Puerto Rico
María del Carmen Mejías
Rhode Island
Virginia Gregory
Pawtucket
Speech
South Carolina
Polly Suber
Greenville
Monologue, "Air Corps"
2nd runner-up
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
South Dakota
Cleo Ann Harrington
Colman
Classical Vocal
Tennessee
Gerry Johnson
Nashville
Vocal/Character Pantomime, "The Deadwood Stage "
Top 10
Texas
Yvonne Erwin
Dallas
Piano & Art
Utah
Maurine Parker
Ogden
Drama, "Anne of the Thousand Days"
Vermont
Annabelle Pinkham
Brattleboro
Drama
Virginia
Julie Ann Bruening
Swoope
Charcoal Sketch of "The Statue of Liberty "
Washington
Frances Graham
Spokane
Vocal
West Virginia
Miriam Reep
Clarksburg
Dance
Wisconsin
Dixie Sarchet
Stevens Point
19
Modern Dance, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue "
References
^ Associated Press and United Press (1954-09-12). " 'I Hope My Daddy Knows' ". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 1.
^ United Press (1954-09-13). "Bay City Plans Welcome For Miss America". Bakersfield Californian. p. 1, 2.
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