| Miss America 1970 | |
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| Date | September 6, 1969 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Pamela Eldred Michigan |
Miss America 1970, the 43rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1969. [1]
First runner-up Kathy Baumann became an actress, guest-starring in several television series, including a featured role in the January 5, 1974 episode of M*A*S*H . Second runner-up Susan Anton also became a successful actress and singer.
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Ann Fowler | Birmingham | 21 | Vocal "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof | Alabama's Junior Miss 1966 | ||
 Alaska | Gwenn Gregg | Anchorage | 18 | Art & Poetry Interpretation "The Wonder of Color" | |||
 Arizona | Kathleen Ennis | Tucson | 20 | Original Comedy Monologue "Interview with Cleopatra, Shirley Temple and Tiny Tim" | |||
 Arkansas | Marilyn Allen | North Little Rock | 20 | Acrobatic Ballet "Theme from Exodus" | |||
 California | Susan Ellen Anton | Yucaipa | 18 | Vocal "Get Happy" & "Put On a Happy Face" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | Popular singer & actress | |
 Colorado | Adria Easton | Boulder | 21 | Baton Twirling "Medley from Funny Girl" | Top 10 | ||
 Connecticut | Carol Jean Norval | Stafford Springs | 21 | Organ "St. Louis Blues" | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||
 Delaware | Margo Ewing | Wilmington | 19 | Vocal Interpretation "My Mother's Wedding Day" | |||
 Florida | Lynne Edea Topping | Marco Island | 20 | Ballet "Kismet" | |||
 Georgia | Marilyn Olley | Marietta | 19 | Dramatic Interpretation & Dance "Romeo and Juliet" | |||
 Hawaii | Sheryl Hung Lan Lokelani Akaka | Honolulu | 22 | Piano "Piano in E-flat Major" | Top 10 | ||
 Idaho | Diana Hopperstad | Twin Falls | 19 | Folk Song w/Tambourine & Drum Solo "Both Sides, Now" | |||
 Illinois | Dulcie Scripture | Elgin | 20 | Piano "Khachaturian's Toccata" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Indiana | Jill Jackson | Anderson | 18 | Vocal/Dance "Much More" from The Fantasticks | |||
 Iowa | Lois Koth [2] | Alta | 20 | Pipe Organ "Toccata" by Charles-Marie Widor | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Kansas | Margo Sue Schroeder | Hillsboro | 18 | Piano "Sunny" | |||
 Kentucky | Louisa Flook | Richmond | 20 | Dramatic Monologue from Little Moon of Alban by James Costigan | |||
 Louisiana | Sharon Branaman | New Iberia | 19 | Classical Vocal "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||
 Maine | Kirsten Elizabeth Bell | Caribou | 18 | Piano "Theme from The Apartment" | |||
 Maryland | Margaret Elaine Mackle | Cecilton | 21 | Dramatic Monologue | |||
 Massachusetts | Georgina Hossfeld | Burlington | 22 | Piano "Grieg's Piano Concerto" & "Bumble Boogie" | Top 10 | ||
 Michigan | Pamela Eldred | Birmingham | 21 | Ballet "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" | Miss America 1970 | ||
 Minnesota | Judy Mendenhall | Edina | 18 | Flute "The Swiss Shepherd's Song" by Pietro Morlacchi | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
 Mississippi | Jane Foshee | Hattiesburg | 19 | Vocal/Soft Shoe Dance "Makin' Whoopee" | Mississippi's Junior Miss 1967 | ||
 Missouri | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin | 18 | Art Presentation "Talk to the Animals" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Montana | Jeanne Meek | Bridger | 22 | Piano "Toccata" by Paul Ben-Haim | |||
 Nebraska | Jane Deliese Briggeman | Seward | 21 | Musical Interpretation "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" & "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | Miss Congeniality | ||
 Nevada | Karen Wastun | Yerington | 21 | Dramatic Presentation "Lizzie" from The Rainmaker | |||
 New Hampshire | Catherine Zanichkowsky | Nashua | 19 | Vocal Medley "Go Tell It on the Mountain" & "Blowin' in the Wind" | |||
 New Jersey | Cheryl Carter | Matawan | 19 | Piano "Theme from An Affair to Remember" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | ||
 New Mexico | Pat Brummett | Hobbs | 21 | Classical Vocal "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
 New York | Linda Trybus | Snyder | 20 | Song & Dance "Mary Poppins Medley" | Top 10 | ||
 North Carolina | Patricia Johnson | Winston-Salem | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal from Porgy and Bess | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 North Dakota | Charlene Seifert | Gascoyne | 21 | Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty" | |||
 Ohio | Kathy Lynn Baumann | Bowling Green | 19 | Gymnastics Dance "Those Were the Days" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent | Later CEO of Baumann's of Beverly Hills |
 Oklahoma | Jeanne Gambrell | Tulsa | 22 | Ballet/Jazz Dance "Hair" and "Aquarius" from Hair | |||
 Oregon | Margie Elaine Huhta | Astoria | 20 | Vocal Medley "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" & "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | |||
 Pennsylvania | Trudy Lee Pedersen | Etters | 18 | Vocal "The Sound of Music" | |||
 Rhode Island | Jeanne Bursley | Barrington | 20 | Vocal/Dance "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | |||
 South Carolina | Brantlee Price | Newberry | 19 | Vocal "Got a Lot o' Living to Do" | |||
 South Dakota | Nancy Nickelson | Belle Fourche | 20 | Folk Singing & Guitar "If I Had Wings" | |||
 Tennessee | Mary Cox | Johnson City | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Texas | Dana Dowell | White Oak | 19 | Drum Set "Cute" | |||
 Utah | Susan Nielson | Salt Lake City | 20 | Ballet "Eleven Studies for Eleven Players" by Ned Rorem | |||
 Vermont | Barbara Schmitt | South Hero | 21 | Comedy Reading "Archy and Mehitabel" | |||
 Virginia | Sydney Lewis | Hampton | 19 | Original Monologue "Prisoner at the Bar" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Washington | Marsha Covey | Moses Lake | 19 | Vocal Medley "Love Come Again" & "That's Life" | |||
 West Virginia | Judith Shoup | Gibsonia, PA | 22 | Vocal Medley & French Horn "Days of Wine and Roses", "A Taste of Honey" & "I've Gotta Be Me" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
 Wisconsin | Cindy Morgan | Janesville | 18 | Vocal "Old Devil Moon" | |||
 Wyoming | Sandra Grim | Casper | 20 | Vocal Medley "People", "I Gotta Be Me" & "Free Again" |
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