Miss America 1961

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Miss America 1961
Nancy Anne Fleming, Miss America postcard.jpg
Nancy Anne Fleming, Miss America 1961
DateSeptember 10, 1960
Presenters Bert Parks
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants54
Placements10
Winner Nancy Fleming
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
  1960
1962  

Miss America 1961, the 34th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1960, on CBS.

Contents

The telecast was watched by a reported 85 million viewers. Nancy Fleming, the winner as Miss Michigan, later became a television personality and the wife of Jim Lange, host of TV's The Dating Game .

Results

Final resultsContestant
Miss America 1961
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants

StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Teresa Rinaldi Birmingham 21Vocal, "Addio" from La bohème Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska June Bowdish Anchorage 22Dramatic Monologue from St. Joan
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Georgia Garbarino Flagstaff 18Modern Dance, "An American in Paris"
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Claudette Smith Star City 18VocalMother of Miss Arkansas 1991, Heather Hunnicut
Flag of California.svg California Suzanne Reamo La Mesa 20Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it"1st runner-up
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Iris Elaine Thurwell Northtown VocalNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago Margaret McDowell Evanston 21Dramatic ReadingNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Anne Walker Littleton 18Dance
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Wendy Mitchell New Haven 18Vocal, "Just in Time"
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Deborah Dunkenfield Benoit Wilmington 21Composite Expression of Special Training
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia Ruth Rea Chevy Chase, MD 18Vocal, "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" from Damn Yankees 3rd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Kathy Magda Fort Lauderdale 19Dramatic Monologue from Our Town
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Sandra Tally Homerville 18Piano, "Deep Purple"
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Gabriella Haleakala'l Honolulu 20Hula
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Marlene Coleman Pocatello 18Vocal, "If I Were on the Stage"Top 10Contracted laryngitis and was unable to perform her talent during the national telecast
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Vicky Joyce Nutter Vandalia 18Presentation of Fashion DesignsNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Tommye Glaze Culver 21Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville 4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Sally Neville Davenport 18Dramatic Reading, "Mother on a Moment's Notice"
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Gayla Leigh Shoemake El Dorado 19Original Dramatic Interpretation, "Rude Awakening"
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Alice Chumbley Jamestown 21Dramatic Monologue from The Country Girl
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana Judith Ann Coday Baton Rouge 20Vocal
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Sally Ann Robinson Enfield 20Monologue/PianoNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Robin Carole Davis Hyattsville 18Vocal, "I Cain't Say No"
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Brenda Crovo Reading 20Vocal Medley, "Bill" & "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" from Show Boat Top 10
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Nancy Fleming Montague 18Presentation of Dress DesignWinnerPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Preliminary Talent Award

Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Jean Elverum Fairbault 22Vocal, "Romany Life" from The Fortune Teller
Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Patricia McRaney McComb 20Speech & Art PresentationNon-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Dusene Vunovich Kansas City 19Vocal, "Honey Bun" from South Pacific
Flag of Montana.svg Montana Lois Marie Volkel Missoula 18Classical Vocal, "Voi lo Sapete" from Cavalleria rusticana
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Cheryl Ann Jacke Shelton 18Vocal
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Nancy Bowen McGill 19Humorous Reading & Piano
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Drina Bouchard Rochester 18Cha-cha-cha Interpretation
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Ann Barber Westfield 18
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Carolyn Moore Carlsbad 18Caricature Drawing
Flag of New York.svg New York Susan Talbert Ogdensburg 19DanceMiss Congeniality
Flag of New York City.svg New York City Sherrylyn Patecell New York City
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Ann Herring Winston-Salem 19Vocal, "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music 2nd runner-up
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Carol Olson Fargo 21Dramatic Monologue from Mary Stuart
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Alice McClain Marion 18Vocal, "Summertime" & "I Got Plenty of Nothin'"
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Donna Kay Creed Enid 20Vocal, "The Sound of Music"
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Rosemary Doolen Salem 19Vocal, "A Heart That's Free"Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Priscilla Mae Hendricks Shillington 19Original Display of Art Work
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Sally Saabye Warwick 18Piano/Pantomime
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Edith Sandra Browning Greenwood 19Comic Dance/Pantomime, "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like my Sister Kate"Top 10Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Janet Barber Britton 18Dramatic Interpretation, "Casual Approach to Violence"
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Jenny Thomas Nashville 19Modern Ballet, Porgy and Bess
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Mary Cage Moore Laredo 18Spanish Dance with music by Manuel de Falla Non-finalist Talent Award
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Marian Faye Walker Salt Lake City 27Classical Vocal, "The Waltz Aria" from Mireille Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Anne Masino Randolph 18Accordion, "China Boy"
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Catherine Birch Staunton 19Classical BalletLater married magician John A. Daniel
Flag of Washington.svg Washington Connie Hughes Bellingham 18Original Monologue
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Mary Hoback Bluefield 18Original Dramatic Reading
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Karen FahrenbachRacine21Classical Ballet en Pointe, The Sleeping Beauty
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Sharon Luond Cheyenne 18Dramatic Monologue from Wingless Victory by Maxwell Anderson

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References

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