| Miss America 1927 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1927 |
| Presenters | King Neptune (Eddie Dowling) |
| Venue | Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Lois Delander  Illinois |
Miss America 1927, the seventh Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, September 9, 1927. [1] [2] The winner was 16-year-old Lois Delander who competed as Miss Illinois. She won the Miss America title on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary. [3]
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After newspaper articles alleged that young women were being falsely lured into the competition with claims of a screen test and the promise of a likely film career, [4] public pressure resulted in the 1927 competition being the last pageant to be held in the 1920s. [5] The next Miss America pageant would not be held until 1933, during the Great Depression.
