Miss America 1944

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Miss America 1944
DateSeptember 9, 1944
Presenters Bob Russell
VenueWarner Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants33
Placements12
Winner Venus Ramey
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia
  1943
1945  

Miss America 1944, the 18th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1944. Venus Ramey, Miss District of Columbia won the title and also received swimsuit and talent preliminary awards. [1]

Contents

One of the five finalists, Betty Jane Rase, who would become known as B. J. Baker, was a backup singer for many top recording artists, and also was one of the wives of actor Mickey Rooney.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1944
1st Runner-Up
  • Flag of Boston.svg  Boston – Paulina McKevitt
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Congeniality

Contestants

TitleNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardNotes
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Mineola Graham Brinkley
Flag of Atlanta.svg Atlanta Mary Ann Linane
Birmingham Betty Jane Rase Birmingham Vocal Medley, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier & "Lover, Come Back to Me"4th Runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award


Preliminary Talent Award

Later known as B.J. Baker, a back-up singer for many recording artists.
Flag of Boston.svg Boston Paulina McKevitt Boston Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are"1st Runner-up
Flag of California.svg California Shirley Ballard Los Angeles Top 12
Flag of Chicago, Illinois.svg Chicago Elaine Steinbach Chicago Vocal, "You'll Never Know"3rd Runner-up
Columbia Gloria Mae Grisso Columbia
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Barbara Fisher East Hartford
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Jacquelyn Vasseur Wilmington
Detroit Iora June Victor Detroit Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are"Grandmother of Miss Michigan 2007 & Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia Venus Ramey 19Vocal in English and Spanish & Dance, "Take It Easy"WinnerPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award


Preliminary Talent Award

Flag of Florida.svg Florida Virginia WarlenViolin, "Intermezzo"2nd Runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award


Preliminary Talent Award

Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Trudie Hayward Atlanta
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Betty June King Bloomington Acrobatic Dance, "Stardust"Top 12
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Grace Louise Pittman Wichita
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Audrey Klingenberg Baltimore
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Lucille Descoteau Lowell
Flag of Miami, Florida.svg Miami Vernell Bush Miami Vocal, "It Had to be You"Top 12
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Beverly Bennett Detroit Vocal, "Stormy Weather"Top 12
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Patricia Cummings Minneapolis HulaTop 12
Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Sarah Topp Tupelo
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Jackie Edson Plaistow
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Janice Hansen Union City
Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana.svg New Orleans Wilhelmina Hoffman New Orleans
Flag of New York.svg New York Bobby MacAdam Brooklyn
Flag of New York City.svg New York City Betty Jo Dazey New York City Vocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star"Top 12
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Betsy Marie Dalton Winston-Salem
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Madeline Bohanon Cincinnati
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Margie Dorie Pittsburgh Vocal, "Big Boy Blue"Top 12
Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia Itha Duerrhammer Philadelphia Vocal & Dance
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Virginia Owens Columbia
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Marian Weller Chattanooga Vocal, "Someday I'll Find You"
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Joyce Courrege Orange Comedic MonologueMiss Congeniality
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Sharon Allyson Scott

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References

  1. International News Service (1944-09-11). "Venus Ramey, 1944 Beauty Queen, Planning On Retirement To Farm". Port Arthur News. p. 2.

Secondary sources

  • Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN   0-87833-110-7.