Miss America 1964

Miss America 1964
Donna Axum, Miss America 1964
Date	September 7, 1963
Presenters	Bert Parks [1] Bess Myerson
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	52
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Canada
Winner	Donna Axum Arkansas
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Miss America 1964, the 37th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1963 and was broadcast on CBS. ^[1]

Donna Axum became the first Miss Arkansas to win the crown.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1964	Arkansas – Donna Axum [1]
1st Runner-Up	District of Columbia – Roseanne Tueller [1]
2nd Runner-Up	Hawaii – Susan Dee Pickering [1]
3rd Runner-Up	Tennessee – Martha Ellen Truett [1]
4th Runner-Up	Arizona – Susan Jean Bergstrom [1]
Top 10	Alabama – Judith Antoinette Short   California – Wendy Lee Douglas   Colorado – Cheryl Lillian Sweeten   Nevada – Cheryle Jeanne Thompson   Virginia – Dorcas Dara Campbell [1]

Order of announcements

Top 10  Alabama  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  District of Columbia  Hawaii  Nevada  Tennessee  Virginia

Top 5  Arizona  Arkansas  District of Columbia  Hawaii  Tennessee

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Alabama - Judith Antoinette Short Arkansas - Donna Axum District of Columbia - Roseanne Tueller
Talent	Alabama - Judith Antoinette Short District of Columbia - Roseanne Tueller Virginia - Dorcas Dara Campbell

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	North Carolina - Jeanne Flinn Swanner†
Non-finalist Talent	Iowa - Carolyn Northway Kansas - Karen Raye Schwartz New York - Barbara Gloede New York City - Marsha Metrinko Vermont - Melissa Hetzel Washington - Mardi Hagen West Virginia - Karen Childers [2]

Contestants

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Judy Short	Birmingham	18	Marimba, "Horst Toccata"	Top 10	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1962
Alaska	Colleen Kendall	Anchorage		Popular Vocal
Arizona	Susan Bergstrom	Phoenix		Modern Jazz Dance, "Tonight"	4th runner-up
Arkansas	Donna Axum†	El Dorado	21	Vocal Medley, "Quando me'n vo" & "I Love Paris"	Winner	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
California	Wendy Douglas	Sacramento		Vocal, "Summertime"	Top 10
Colorado	Cheryl Sweeten	Arvada	18	Dramatic Reading from Anastasia	Top 10
Connecticut	Valerie Stetson	Milldale		Modern Ballet
Delaware	Diane Beverly Isaacs	Greenwood		Piano & Popular Vocal
District of Columbia	Rosanne Tueller	McLean, VA		Vocal & Jazz Dance, "I Love Paris"	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Florida	Flora Jo Chandonnet	North Miami		Semi-classical Vocal, "One Kiss" from The New Moon
Georgia	Nancy Middleton	Macon		Semi-classical Vocal
Hawaii	Susan Pickering	Honolulu		Combination of Can-Can, Jazz, & Freestyle Ballet with Art Display	2nd runner-up
Idaho	Linda Moulton	Boise	20	Semi-classical Vocal & Piano
Illinois	Judith Schlieper	Decatur	20	Siamese Dance
Indiana	Marsha Pinkstaff	Crawfordsville		Dramatic Reading
Iowa	Carolyn Northway	Davenport	19	Piano, "Étude Opus 25, No. 8" by Frédéric Chopin		Non-finalist Talent Award
Kansas	Karen Raye Schwartz	Pratt	20	Classical Vocal, "Voi la Sapete" from Cavalleria rusticana		Non-finalist Talent Award
Kentucky	Nell Owen	Bowling Green		Fashion Design			Former mayor of Prospect, KY
Louisiana	Linda Gail Baucum	Springhill	18	Modern Jazz/South American Rock-Umba Dance			Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1962
Maine	Elaine Ann Ouillette	Lewiston		Musical Variety Act
Maryland	Carolyn Bond Wright	Forest Hill		Sketch/Ballet/Modern Jazz Dance
Massachusetts	Lila Saldani	Attleboro		Original Dramatic Monologue, "A World of Darkness"
Michigan	Kathleen McLaughlin	Ishpeming	22	Dramatic Presentation, "Western Star" by Stephen Vinvent Benét
Minnesota	Sharon Carnes	St. Paul		Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It" from The Kissing Bandit
Mississippi	Jan Nave	McComb		Contemporary Dance
Missouri	Judith Engelhardt	Affton		Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust
Montana	Roberta Tarbox	Missoula		Classical Vocal
Nebraska	Donna Marie Black	Broken Bow		Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville
Nevada	Cheryle Thompson	Las Vegas		Folk Singing, "My Lover has Gone"	Top 10
New Hampshire	Georgia Taggart	Westport, CT		Dramatic Reading
New Jersey	Janet Bryan Adams	Hopatcong		Dramatic Monologue
New Mexico	Sandi Moore	Loving	19	Combination Acrobatic Routine & Drawing
New York	Barbara Gloede	Staten Island		Vocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals"		Non-finalist Talent Award
New York City	Marsha Metrinko	New York City		Tap Dance, "Just in Time" & "Blues"		Non-finalist Talent Award
North Carolina	Jeanne Swanner†	Graham	18	Comedy Sketch & Ukulele		Miss Congeniality	Judged the Miss America Pageants in 1990, 1994, & 2000. Jeanne Flinn Swanner Robertson died unexpectedly on August 21, 2021, at age 77.
North Dakota	JoAnn Syvrud	Mandan		Vocal Ballad & Guitar
Ohio	Peggy Emerson	Akron		Semi-classical Vocal, "And This is my Beloved"
Oklahoma	Cheryl Semrad Hassman	Waukomis		Speech, "May I Teach Others to Live"
Oregon	D'Ann Fullerton	Roseburg		Original Novelty Dance & Hula Baton
Pennsylvania	Cheryl Lyn Kegley	Salisbury		Classical Ballet, "Ritual Fire Dance"
Rhode Island	Sheila Guamiere	Bristol		Piano
South Carolina	Carolyn Gaines	North Augusta	19	Popular Vocal
South Dakota	Heather Ann Paterson	Watertown		Ballet, Soft Shoe, & Charleston Dance
Tennessee	Martha Truett	Tiptonville		Piano, Rhapsody in Blue	3rd runner-up
Texas	Jeanne Amacker	Beaumont		Vocal, "When You Wish Upon a Star"
Utah	Annette Bates	Salt Lake City		Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus
Vermont	Melissa Hetzel	Burlington		Popular Vocal, "Fly Me to the Moon"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia	Dorcas Campbell	Fairfield		Vocal Medley, "Prés des remparts de Séville" from Carmen & songs from West Side Story	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Washington	Mardi Hagen	Tacoma		Modern & Classical Character Dance		Non-finalist Talent Award
West Virginia	Karen Childers	South Charleston		Dramatic Reading from "The Yellow Wallpaper"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Wisconsin	Barbara Bonville	Whitefish Bay	19	Cello, "Pièce en forme de Habanera" by Maurice Ravel		Special Scholarship Award
Wyoming	Cody Neville	Byron		Classical Piano, Fantaisie - Impromptu

References

1. Boucher, John L. (8 Sep 1963). "Tearful Donna Axum is Miss America '64; Miss D.C. Second Choice". Press of Atlantic City . p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
2. Boucher, John L. (8 Sep 1963). "Miss Arkansas Wins '64 Crown". Press of Atlantic City . p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

• Miss America official website