Miss America 1958
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| Miss America 1958 | |
|---|---|
.jpg/1280px-Marian_McKnight_kisses_Marilyn_Van_Derbur_(cropped).jpg) Former Miss America 1957 Marian McKnight kisses new Miss America 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur upon her victory | |
| Date | September 7, 1957 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Marilyn Van Derbur Colorado |
Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.[1]
The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.[1] She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.[2]
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1958 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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Awards
[edit]Preliminary awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
|
| Non-finalist Talent |
Contestants
[edit]| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | Anna Stange | Birmingham | Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Arizona | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later starred in the TV series Hazel | |
 Arkansas | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | Vocal | ||||
 California | Lorna Anderson | Sacramento | Accordion, "Dark Eyes" | 3rd runner-up | |||
 Canada | Joan May Fitzpatrick | Windsor | |||||
 Chicago | Bette Lieb | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet | ||||
 Colorado | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | ||
 Connecticut | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Delaware | Kathleen Ann D'Attillio | Wilimington | Piano | ||||
 District of Columbia | June Cook | Arlington, VA | 20 | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | |||
 Florida | Dorothy Maria Steiner | Boca Raton | Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" | 4th runner-up | |||
 Georgia | Jody Shattuck | Atlanta | 20 | Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Hawaii | Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe | Honolulu | Hula | ||||
 Idaho | Carene Clark | Pocatello | Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Illinois | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | Drama, "The Great Debates" | ||||
 Indiana | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
 Iowa | Carol Fleck | Oskaloosa | 19 | Dance | |||
 Kansas | Georgiana Rundle | Axtell | 21 | Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You" | |||
 Kentucky | Jane Brock | Liberty | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Louisiana | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | Vocal, "My Own True Love" | ||||
 Maine | Carol Ann Bartels | Bath | Drama/Art | ||||
 Maryland | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents" | ||||
 Massachusetts | Daly Hirsch | Boston | Drama | ||||
 Michigan | Valerie Strong | Williamsburg | Piano, "Brazil" | ||||
 Minnesota | Ardyce Gustafson | St. Paul | Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady | ||||
 Mississippi | Mary Allen | Yazoo City | Dance & Art Presentation | ||||
 Missouri | Sara Cooper | Buckner | Charleston Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper | |
 Nebraska | Catherine "Kay" Nielson | Lincoln | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Iowa USA 1959 | ||
 Nevada | Loni Gravelle | Reno | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg | Top 10 | |||
 New Hampshire | Holly Arnel | New London | Drama | ||||
 New Jersey | Janet Ressler | Union | Vocal | ||||
 New Mexico | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington | 19 | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
 New York | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal, "True Love" | ||||
 New York City | Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Vocal | ||||
 North Carolina | Elaine Herndon | Durham | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
 North Dakota | Helen Winje | Minot | Vocal | ||||
 Ohio | Linda Hattman | Mansfield | Ballet | ||||
 Oklahoma | Nancy Denner | Alva | Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | 2nd runner-up | |||
 Oregon | Judith Hansen | Astoria | Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
 Pennsylvania | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
 Puerto Rico | Winnie Rodríguez | ||||||
 Rhode Island | Beatrice Turek | Providence | Art Display | ||||
 South Carolina | Cecilia Colvert | Greenwood | 18 | Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt | Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds | ||
 South Dakota | Patricia Miller | Mobridge | Vocal | ||||
 Tennessee | Amanda Lee Whitman | Nashville | Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" | Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition | |||
 Texas | Carolyn Calvert | Austin | Monologue from Medea | ||||
 Utah | Francine Louise Felt | Salt Lake City | Violin | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Vermont | Joan Hewitt | Brattleboro | Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Virginia | Rebecca Lee Edmunds | Roanoke | Dance | ||||
 West Virginia | Janice Sickle | Fairmont | Vocal & Dance | ||||
 Wisconsin | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune. Associated Press. 8 September 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "1958 Miss America, Marilyn Van Derbur, speaks at the 12th Annual Lilies on the River benefit". May 19, 2016.
External links
[edit]
| Miss America 1958 | |
|---|---|
Former Miss America 1957 Marian McKnight kisses new Miss America 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur upon her victory | |
| Date | September 7, 1957 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Marilyn Van Derbur Colorado |
Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.[1]
The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.[1] She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.[2]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1958 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
|
| 2nd Runner-Up |
|
| 3rd Runner-Up |
|
| 4th Runner-Up |
|
| Top 10 |
|
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
|
| Talent |
|
Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
|
| Non-finalist Talent |
Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | Anna Stange | Birmingham | Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Arizona | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later starred in the TV series Hazel | |
 Arkansas | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | Vocal | ||||
 California | Lorna Anderson | Sacramento | Accordion, "Dark Eyes" | 3rd runner-up | |||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Joan May Fitzpatrick | Windsor | |||||
 Chicago | Bette Lieb | Chicago | Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet | ||||
 Colorado | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | ||
 Connecticut | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Delaware | Kathleen Ann D'Attillio | Wilimington | Piano | ||||
 District of Columbia | June Cook | Arlington, VA | 20 | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | |||
 Florida | Dorothy Maria Steiner | Boca Raton | Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" | 4th runner-up | |||
 Georgia | Jody Shattuck | Atlanta | 20 | Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Hawaii | Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe | Honolulu | Hula | ||||
 Idaho | Carene Clark | Pocatello | Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Illinois | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | Drama, "The Great Debates" | ||||
 Indiana | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
 Iowa | Carol Fleck | Oskaloosa | 19 | Dance | |||
 Kansas | Georgiana Rundle | Axtell | 21 | Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You" | |||
 Kentucky | Jane Brock | Liberty | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Louisiana | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | Vocal, "My Own True Love" | ||||
 Maine | Carol Ann Bartels | Bath | Drama/Art | ||||
 Maryland | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents" | ||||
 Massachusetts | Daly Hirsch | Boston | Drama | ||||
 Michigan | Valerie Strong | Williamsburg | Piano, "Brazil" | ||||
 Minnesota | Ardyce Gustafson | St. Paul | Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady | ||||
 Mississippi | Mary Allen | Yazoo City | Dance & Art Presentation | ||||
 Missouri | Sara Cooper | Buckner | Charleston Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper | |
 Nebraska | Catherine "Kay" Nielson | Lincoln | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Iowa USA 1959 | ||
 Nevada | Loni Gravelle | Reno | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg | Top 10 | |||
 New Hampshire | Holly Arnel | New London | Drama | ||||
 New Jersey | Janet Ressler | Union | Vocal | ||||
 New Mexico | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington | 19 | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
 New York | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal, "True Love" | ||||
 New York City | Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Vocal | ||||
 North Carolina | Elaine Herndon | Durham | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
 North Dakota | Helen Winje | Minot | Vocal | ||||
 Ohio | Linda Hattman | Mansfield | Ballet | ||||
 Oklahoma | Nancy Denner | Alva | Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | 2nd runner-up | |||
 Oregon | Judith Hansen | Astoria | Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
 Pennsylvania | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
 Puerto Rico | Winnie Rodríguez | ||||||
 Rhode Island | Beatrice Turek | Providence | Art Display | ||||
 South Carolina | Cecilia Colvert | Greenwood | 18 | Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt | Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds | ||
 South Dakota | Patricia Miller | Mobridge | Vocal | ||||
 Tennessee | Amanda Lee Whitman | Nashville | Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" | Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition | |||
 Texas | Carolyn Calvert | Austin | Monologue from Medea | ||||
 Utah | Francine Louise Felt | Salt Lake City | Violin | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Vermont | Joan Hewitt | Brattleboro | Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
 Virginia | Rebecca Lee Edmunds | Roanoke | Dance | ||||
 West Virginia | Janice Sickle | Fairmont | Vocal & Dance | ||||
 Wisconsin | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning" |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune. Associated Press. 8 September 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "1958 Miss America, Marilyn Van Derbur, speaks at the 12th Annual Lilies on the River benefit". May 19, 2016.
External links
- Miss America official website