Miss America 1935

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Miss America 1935
DateSeptember 7, 1935
PresentersKing Neptune
Venue Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants53
Placements14
Winner Henrietta Leaver
Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg Pittsburgh
  1933
1936  

Miss America 1935, the ninth Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 7, 1935, following a one-year hiatus. [1] [2] [3] Upon arrival in Atlantic City, contestants were strongly encouraged to exhibit some form of talent during the pageant, which was a first for the pageant. [4] Aside from Henrietta Leaver, Miss Pittsburgh winning the Miss America crown, entrants from Pennsylvania placed as three of the nine semi-finalists.

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Judges included: Louis St. John (president of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce), Nils Granlund (of New York), Vincent Trotta (art director at Paramount Pictures), Elias Goldensky (photographer in Philadelphia), Walter Thornton, Willard Van der Veer (Academy Award winner for cinematography), and Giuseppe Donato (sculptor). [5]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1935
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 12 [6]

Contestants

LocationNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwards
Flag of Atlanta.svg Atlanta LaRue Wilson Atlanta
Baltimore Frances Stine Baltimore Top 12
Birmingham Adelynn Owen Birmingham
Bloomfield Mildred Hughes
Bridgeport, CT Sonia Banks Bridgeport
Bridgeport, PA Loretta Gale Tarle Bridgeport
Bridgeton Geraldine Hester Bridgeton
Brooklyn Grace Travis Brooklyn Piano
Burlington Mary Dillinger Burlington Vocal, "Every Little Moment"Top 12
Flag of California.svg California Virginia Donham San Francisco Vocal, "Chlo-e" & "I Ain't Got Nobody"Top 12
Camden Lena Melamed Camden
Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg Cleveland Eleanore Papin Cleveland
Flag of Cincinnati, Ohio.svg Cincinnati Beatrice Pfeiffer Cincinnati Vocal
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Margaretta Kling New Haven Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Conshohocken Helen Rita Skelly Conshohocken
Delaware County Florence Carman Upper Darby
Des Moines Connie Rosefield Des Moines 18
Flag of Washington, D.C. (1917).png District of Columbia Helen Clum18Vocal & Dance, "Every Day I'll In Love With You"Top 12
Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg Florida Elizabeth Hull Plant City Vocal Medley, "East of the Sun" & "When I Grow to Old to Dream"Top 12
Greater Hartford Veronica Turosky
Flag of Hartford, Connecticut.gif Hartford Margaret Holmes Hartford
Hillside Dorothy Wainwright Hillside
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Jean Megerle Fort Thomas 18Vocal/Acrobatic Dance, "I'll Never Say Never Again"2nd runner-up
Lake Hopatcong Ann Golden
Leominster Rita Mae King Leominster
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Edith Lucresa Smith
Mayfair Margie Godwin Philadelphia
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg Minnesota Mildred Barrett Marshall
Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi LeFrance Boyett Sumner
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Edna Smith Fayette 19Piano/Vocal, "Prelude No. 20" by Chopin & "When Day is Done"1st runner-up
Montgomery County Marie Baumgard Norristown
Mount Holly Esther Moore Mount Holly
Newark Ann Harvey Newark
New Haven Ruth S. Rubin New Haven Top 12
Flag of New Jersey (1896-1965).png New Jersey Norine Hughes Glen Ridge
Flag of New York.svg New York Vera Hall The Bronx Top 12
Norristown Helen Keaser Norristown Vocal Medley, "Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight" & "You're a Heavenly Thing"Top 12
Penns Grove Elizabeth Koehler Penns Grove Vocal Medley, "Without a Song" & "Roll Out of Bed With a Smile"Top 12
Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia Jean McCool Philadelphia Vocal Medley, "Lovely to Look At" & "Little Things You Used to Do"Top 12
Pittsburgh Henrietta Leaver Pittsburgh 19Vocal/Tap Dance, "Living in a Great Big Way"Winner
Poughkeepsie Laura Baker Poughkeepsie
Providence Beatrice McKenzie Providence
Flag of Quincy, Massachusetts.svg Quincy Mary Stanley Quincy
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Marianne Ranallo Grasso
Riverside Othelia March Riverside
Scranton Alice Brown Scranton
Tamaqua Claire Spirt Tamaqua
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Sarah Beard Dickson
West Orange Ann Halko West Orange
West Philadelphia Lenora Pollock West Philadelphia Vocal, Piano, Banjo, & Dance, "Dark Eyes" & "My Man"Top 12
West Warwick Leona Mucha West Warwick
Wilkes-Barre Gertrude Schappert Wilkes-Barre
Woodbury Thelma Fouks Woodbury

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References

  1. Associated Press (1935-09-08). "Miss Pittsburgh Wins Beauty Crown". The New York Times. p. 25.
  2. "Loretta Young's Double New Queen Of U.S. Beauty". Syracuse Herald. 1935-09-08. p. 8D.
  3. Associated Press Wire Photo (1935-09-14). "A Crown For Miss America". Daily Democrat-Times. p. 5.
  4. "Henrietta Leaver 1935". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  5. "Miss Philadelphia Fourth in 2d Test". Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 1935-09-05.
  6. "Where the Little Lady From Smoky City Scored". Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News. 1935-09-10.

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.