Miss America 1958

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Miss America 1958
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
DateSeptember 7, 1957
Presenters Bert Parks [1]
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants51
Placements10
Winner Marilyn Van Derbur
Colorado
  1957
1959  

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]

Contents

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.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1958
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants

StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Anna Stange Birmingham Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Lynn Freyse Tucson Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl Top 10Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardLater starred in the TV series Hazel
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Suzanne Scudder Hot Springs Vocal
Flag of California.svg California Lorna Anderson Sacramento Accordion, "Dark Eyes"3rd runner-up
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Joan May Fitzpatrick Windsor
Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago Bette Lieb Chicago Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Marilyn Van Derbur Denver 20Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly"Winner
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Susan Lightbown Fairfield Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Kathleen Ann D'Attillio Wilimington Piano
Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia June Cook Arlington, VA 20Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue"
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Dorothy Maria Steiner Boca Raton Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage"4th runner-up
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Jody Shattuck Atlanta 20Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner 1st runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe Honolulu Hula
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Carene Clark Pocatello Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Jeannie Beacham Downers Grove Drama, "The Great Debates"
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Gloria Rupprecht Valparaiso Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero"Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Carol Fleck Oskaloosa 19Dance
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Georgiana Rundle Axtell 21Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You"
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Jane Brock Liberty PianoNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana Beverly Leigh Norman Shreveport Vocal, "My Own True Love"
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Carol Ann Bartels Bath Drama/Art
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Nancy Elizabeth Norris Silver Spring Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents"
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Daly Hirsch Boston Drama
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Valerie Strong Williamsburg Piano, "Brazil"
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Ardyce Gustafson St. Paul Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady
Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Mary Allen Yazoo City Dance & Art Presentation
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Sara Cooper Buckner Charleston DanceTop 10Preliminary Talent AwardDaughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Kathleen L. Nielsen Lincoln DanceNon-finalist Talent AwardLater Miss Iowa USA 1959
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Loni Gravelle Reno Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg Top 10
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Holly Arnel New London Drama
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Janet Ressler Union Vocal
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Glynnelle Hubbard Farmington 19DanceMiss Congeniality
Flag of New York.svg New York Janet Corrigan Huntington Vocal, "True Love"
Flag of New York City.svg New York City Astrid Papamichael New York City Vocal
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Elaine Herndon Durham Vocal & DanceTop 10Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Helen Winje Minot Vocal
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Linda Hattman Mansfield Ballet
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Mary Nancy Denner Alva Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay 2nd runner-up
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Judith Hansen Astoria Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Jennie Rebecca Blatchford Hollidaysburg Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever"Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Winnie Rodríguez
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Beatrice Turek Providence Art Display
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Cecilia Colvert Greenwood 18Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Patricia Miller Mobridge Vocal
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Amanda Lee Whitman Nashville Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme"Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Carolyn Calvert Austin Monologue from Medea
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Francine Louise Felt Salt Lake City ViolinNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Joan Hewitt Brattleboro Art Presentation & Original Skit with original musicNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Rebecca Lee Edmunds Roanoke Dance
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Janice Sickle Fairmont Vocal & Dance
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Joan Hentschel Wauwatosa 18Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune . Associated Press. 8 Sep 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.