Miss America 1935
Miss America 1935, the ninth Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1935, following a one year hiatus.[1][2][3] Upon arrival in Atlantic City contestants were strongly encouraged to exhibit some form of talent during the pageant, which was a first for the pageant.[4] Aside from Henrietta Leaver, Miss Pittsburgh winning the Miss America crown, entrants from Pennsylvania placed as three of the nine semi-finalists.
Judges included: Louis St. John (president of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce), Nils Granlund (of New York), Vincent Trotta (art director at Paramount Pictures), Elias Goldensky (photographer in Philadelphia), Walter Thornton, Willard Van der Veer (Academy Award winner for cinematography), and Giuseppe Donato (artist).[5]
Results
| Final Results |
Contestant |
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| Miss America 1935 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 12[6] |
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Contestants
- Alabama - ##
- Atlanta - LaRue Wilson
- Birmingham - Adalynne Owens
- Bloomfield - Mildred Hughes
- Bridgeport - Loretta Tarlecky
- Bridgeport - Sonia Elizabeth Banka
- Bridgeton - Gerry Hester
- Brooklyn - Grace Tauss
- Camden - Lena Melamed
- Cincinnati - Beatrice Pfeiffer
- Cleveland - ##
- Connecticut - Margaretta Savina Kling
- Conshohocken - Helen Swelly
- Des Moines - Connie Rosalie Rosefield
- Delaware County - Florence Carmen
- Glenridge - Norine Hughes
- Hartford - Margaret Holmes
- Hillside - Dorothy Wainwright
- Lake Hopatcong - Ann Golem
- Leominster - Rita Mae King
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- Little Falls - Madelyn Hughes
- Massachusetts - Louise Ruebesam
- Minnesota - Mildred Barrett
- Mount Holly - Esther Moore
- Newark - Ann Harvey
- Pennsgrove - Elizabeth "Libby" Koehler
- Portland - Edith Lucresa Smith
- Providence - Beatrice McKenzie
- Quincy - Mary Stanley
- Riverside - Othelia Mitsch
- Scranton - Alice Brown
- Tamaqua - Claire Spirt
- Tennessee - Maxine Beard
- Washington - Helen Club
- West Warwick - Leona Mucha
- Wilkes-Barre - Gertude Schappert
- Woodbury - ##
- West Orange - Ann Halko
- Ventnor City - Dorothy Kohl
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References
- ↑ Associated Press (1935-09-08). "Miss Pittsburgh Wins Beauty Crown". The New York Times. p. 25.
- ↑ "Loretta Young's Double New Queen Of U.S. Beauty". Syracuse Herald. 1935-09-08. p. 8D.
- ↑ Associated Press Wire Photo (1935-09-14). "A Crown For Miss America". Daily Democrat-Times. p. 5.
- ↑ "Henrietta Leaver 1935". Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ "Miss Philadelphia Fourth in 2d Test". Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 1935-09-05.
- ↑ "Where the Little Lady From Smoky City Scored". Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News. 1935-09-10.
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.
External links
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