Miss America 1924

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Miss America 1924
DateSeptember 6, 1924
PresentersKing Neptune
Venue Million Dollar Pier Ballroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants83
Placements15
Winner Ruth Malcomson
Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg  Philadelphia
  1923
1925  

Miss America 1924, the fourth Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, September 6, 1924. [1] [2] Mary Katherine Campbell, who won the title the previous two years, placed as 1st runner-up. Pageant officials later instituted a rule allowing competitors to be crowned only once. [3] Ruth Malcomson competing as Miss Philadelphia was named Miss America of 1924 against a field of 83 entrants, the largest number of contestants in Miss America history. [4]

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Second runner-up Fay Lanphier would become Miss America 1925. Another of the finalists, Beatrice Roberts, became an actress who appeared in more than 50 Hollywood productions.

Miss America, Ruth Malcomson, and her mother, Augusta Ruth and Augusta Malcomson.jpg
Miss America, Ruth Malcomson, and her mother, Augusta

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1924
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runners-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Contestants

Location [5] NameAgePlacementNotes
Altoona Katherine Brown
Atlanta Estelle BradleyTop 10
Austin Vera Simpson
Baltimore Mary Rose Kenny
Bay Ridge Dorothea Kenna
Beaumont Freeda Rowley
Biloxi Vivian Ruth Shaddinger
Birmingham Mildred Adams
Boston Mildred M. Prendergast
Bradley Beach Edith Wright
Bronx Francis Harten
Brooklyn Hildur Johnson
Cape May Emily BorbachTop 10
Chicago Margaret Leigh4th runner-up (tie)
Columbus, Georgia|Columbus GA Anne Davis
Columbus OH Lenore O'Ryan
Coney Island, New York Agnes I. Leonard
Cumberland, Maryland Gretchen Carney
Flag of Dallas.svg Dallas, Texas Etta Mae Collins
Decatur, Illinois Virginia Lipscomb
Delaware County, Pennsylvania Margaret McGee
Elizabeth, New Jersey Helen Mankus
Fort Worth, Texas Hazel Doolin
Galveston, Texas Lorraine Holzhaus
Greater New York, New York Margie BoothTop 10
Hammonton, New Jersey Alice Kind
Hoboken, New Jersey Emerita MonschTop 10
Flag of Houston, Texas.svg Houston, Texas Mary C. Wilmot
Jackson, Mississippi Mabel Batson
Flag of Jacksonville, Florida.svg Jacksonville, Florida Roberta Russell
Jersey City, New Jersey Bonnie Blair
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Letne von Alt
Lakeland, Florida Margaret Swindell
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Stella Springer
Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg Los Angeles, California Lillian Knight 3rd runner-up
Louisville, Kentucky Juanita Hobbs
Manhattan, New York Alice Beatrice Roberts4th runner-up (tie)
Margate City, New Jersey Myrtle Marshall
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Clara KoehlerTop 15
Miss America 1922 & 1923 Mary Katherine Campbell 181st runner-up
Nashville, Tennessee Ann Elizabeth Warner
Newark, New Jersey Edith BeckerTop 15
Newburgh, New York Mary Griggs
Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana.svg New Orleans, Louisiana Louise MooreTop 15
Norristown, Pennsylvania Dorothy E. Gross
Oakland, California Irma Frazier
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Willie Mae StocktonTop 10
Paducah, Kentucky Kathleen McElroy
Pensacola, Florida Lottie Eitzen
Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ruth Malcomson WinnerAunt of Miss Pennsylvania 1956, Lorna Malcomson Ringler, and great-aunt of Miss Delaware 1981, Jodi Meade Graham[ citation needed ]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Helen Steubne
Pleasantville, New Jersey Gertrude McDonough
Providence, Rhode Island Freida Leamon
Queens, New York Mary Carlson
Reading, Pennsylvania Nellie M. Paige
Richmond, New York Melise Danning
Rochester, New York Katherine Skuse
Flag of St. Louis, Missouri.svg St. Louis, Missouri Helen Moore
Flag of San Antonio, Texas.svg San Antonio, Texas Katherine Hensley
Santa Cruz, California Fay Lanphier 182nd runner-up
Sioux City, Iowa Alta Sterling
Somers Point, New Jersey Ethel Sipps
Stamford, Connecticut Helen Haddock
Syracuse, New York Alma Jeanne Williams
Tampa, Florida Virginia McRae
Texas City, Texas Thelma Kirsch
Tulsa, Oklahoma Rose Everett
Flag of Washington, D.C. (1917).png Washington D.C. Helen Sweeney
Watertown, New York Hilda Farrell
West Palm Beach, Florida Frances Payne
Wichita, Kansas Donna Frye
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Theresa Matzer
Yonkers, New York Florence Kreisler
Youngstown, Ohio Pauline JamesTop 15

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References

  1. ""Miss Philadelphia" Designated "Miss America" for 1924". The Free Lance. 1924-09-09. p. 2.
  2. International News Service (1924-09-17). "Beauty Queen Will Not Let It Affect Her Head". Indiana Evening Gazette. p. 1.
  3. "1924 Ruth Malcomson". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. "Miss America History 1924". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  5. "Miss America 1924 Candidates". Miss America. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

Secondary sources

  • Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN   0-87833-110-7.