| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Patricia Huddleston | Clanton | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Pace, Pace Mio Dio!" from La Forza del Destinó | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Arizona | Beth Andre | Phoenix | | Comic Monologue, "What Do I Do Now, Mr. McLeod?" | Top 10 | | |
 Arkansas | Charlene Bowers | Helena | | Vocal, "I Want to be Evil" | | | |
 California | Barbara Harris | Santa Cruz | | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | | | |
 Canada | Dalyce Gail Smith | Whitehorse | | | | | |
 Chicago | Florence Gallagher | Chicago | | Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" | 2nd runner-up | | |
 Colorado | Sharon Ritchie | Denver | 18 | Recitation, "The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | Winner | | |
 Connecticut | Audrey Figlar | Hartford | | Charleston Dance | | | |
 Delaware | Joanne Sakowski | Wilmington | | Vocal | | | |
 District of Columbia | Judith Dunkle | Washington, D.C. | 19 | Vocal | | | |
 Florida | Sandra Wirth | Miami | | Fire Baton, "Jazz Medley" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Georgia | Jeanine Parris | Atlanta | 22 | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
 Hawaii | Barbara Mamo Vieria | Honolulu | | Vocal/Hula, "The Night is Young" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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 Idaho | Judy Voiten | Boise | 19 | Vocal/Guitar, "Western Folk Song Medley" | | | |
 Illinois | Marian Elizabeth Cox | Oak Park | | Vocal, "If I Loved You" | | | |
 Indiana | Carolyn Turner | Indianapolis | | Chalk Talk & Poetry | | | |
 Iowa | Kay Taylor | Iowa City | 20 | Tap Dance, "French Maids Dreaming of Marriage" | | | |
 Kansas | Gail White | Arkansas City | | Piano | | | |
 Kentucky | Ann Shirley Gillock | Carrollton | | Organ | | | |
 Louisiana | Jan Aline Johnston | Ruston | | Drama | | | |
 Maine | Janice Vaughn | Waterville | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
 Maryland | Carol Jeanette | Westminster | | Fashion Display & Speech, "How to Pack a Suitcase" | | | |
 Massachusetts | Virginia Maffucci | Watertown | | Dramatic Monologue, "Solitary Confinement" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Michigan | Margaret Devereaux | Howell | | Piano, "Flight of the Bumblebee" | | | |
 Minnesota | Marlyse Reed | Fairmont | | Dramatic Monologue from L'Aiglon | | | |
 Mississippi | Carolyn Cochran | Lucedale | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
 Missouri | Sharon Knickmeyer | St. Louis | | Synchronized Swimming | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
 Montana | Bertha Mae Huebl | Glendive | | Vocal | | | |
 Nebraska | Sandra Spiecher | Omaha | | Speech, "Teaching Handicapped Students" | | | |
 Nevada | Vivienne Potter | Reno | | Dramatic Monologue, "An Address to the Jury" | | | |
 New Hampshire | Margaret Johnson | Dover | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
 New Jersey | Patricia Campbell | Camden | | Dance | | | |
 New York City | Diana Deutsch | New York City | | Art Sketching | | | |
 North Carolina | Clara Faye Arnold | Raleigh | | Monologue, "Sabrina Fair" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 North Dakota | MaryAnn Gibbs | Williston | | Vocal | | | |
 Ohio | Marguerite Garr | Cincinnati | | Vocal & Zither, "Old Black Joe" | | | |
 Oklahoma | Ann Campbell | Oklahoma City | | Speech & Furniture Design Display | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Oregon | Dorothy Johnson | Portland | | Dramatic Monologue from Macbeth | 1st runner-up | | |
 Pennsylvania | Pam Ulrich | Sinking Spring | | Drama, "Proper Recitation" | | | |
 Puerto Rico | Gladys Rodríguez | | | | | | |
 Rhode Island | Claire Mae Emerson | Pawtucket | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
 South Carolina | Martha Chestnut | Conway | | Piano | | | |
 South Dakota | Connie White | Canistota | | Piano | | | |
 Tennessee | Patty Williams | Jackson | | Vocal, "The Student Prince" | | | |
 Texas | June Prichard | Seymour | | Horseback Riding | | | 1st runner-up at Miss Dixie 1957 |
 Utah | Suzanne Storrs Poulton | Salt Lake City | | | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
 Vermont | Phyllis Reich | Bennington | | Vocal & Dance | | | |
 Virginia | Betty Sue Matthews | Norfolk | | Vocal, "There's No Business Like Show Business" | | | |
 West Virginia | Mary Fryman | Madison | | Vocal | | | |
 Wisconsin | Margaret Walls | Milwaukee | 18 | Ballet, "Dying Swan" | | | |
