Miss America 1939

Miss America 1939
Date	September 9, 1939
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Winner	Patricia Donnelly Miss Michigan

Miss America 1939, the 13th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1939.^[1] The Congeniality Award was introduced at the competition in 1939.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1939	Miss Michigan - Patricia Donnelly
1st Runner-up	Miss Oklahoma - Bettye Cornelia Averyt
2nd Runner-up	Miss Washington - Anna Mae Schoonover
3rd Runner-up	Miss California - Marguerita Shris
4th Runner-up	Miss Virginia - Rose Marie Elliott
Top 15	Miss Birmingham - Florine Holt Miss Chicago - Ethel Lorraine Lobdell Eastern NY Miss Eastern New York - Claire E. Foley Miss Florida - Rose Marie Magrill Miss Miami - Irmgard Margaret Dietel Miss Minnesota - Marion June Rudeen Miss New Jersey - Margo Lundgren Miss North Carolina - Margaret Wood Sun Valley, Idaho Miss Sun Valley - Louise Fletchner Miss Texas - Charmayne Smith
Miss Congeniality	Miss Mississippi - Doris Coggins

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1939-09-11). "Miss America Seeks Ways To Mother's Bills". Ogden Standard. p. 8. 

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 0-87833-110-7.