Miss America 1937

Miss America 1937
Date	September 11, 1937
Presenters	King Neptune
Venue	Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	49
Placements	16
Winner	Bette Cooper Bertrand Island, New Jersey

Miss America 1937, the 11th Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1937.^[1] Shortly after being presented as Miss America, the newly crowned 17-year-old winner left Atlantic City and returned home, missing scheduled appointments her first day on the job, as well as a theater appearance and a trip to Hollywood. Her father cited illness as the reason.^[2] Though not placing in the top five, representatives from different areas of New York captured three of the semi-finalist positions.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1937	Bertrand Island, NJ Miss Bertrand Island - Bette Cooper
1st Runner-up	Miss Texas - Alice Emerick
2nd Runner-up	Miss North Carolina - Ruth Covington
3rd Runner-up (tie)	Miss California - Phyllis Randall
3rd Runner-up (tie)	Miss Miami - Irmagard Dietel
Top 16	Miss Bronx - Helen Fleiss Buckeye Lake, OH Miss Buckeye Lake - Evelyn Townley Miss Charlotte - Bette Honeycutt Miss Kansas - Lucia Benton Miss Massachusetts - Claire Jean Nevulis Miss New Orleans - Gertrude Rissie Miller New York City - Grace Travis Miss Ohio - Jean Bernice Fadden Miss St. Louis - Wauneta Bates Miss Virginia - Frances L. Sultan Westchester Co., NY Miss Westchester County - Evelyn Raye

References

1. ^ United Press (1937-09-12). "17-Year-Old Jersey Blond is Miss America for 1937". Syracuse Herald. p. Two A. 
2. ^ Associated Press (1937-09-13). "Bette Cooper, Tired and Ill, Leaves Atlantic City with First Boyfriend". Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 13. 

External links

• Miss America official website

Secondary sources

Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87833-110-9.