Miss America 1940

Miss America 1940
Date	September 7, 1940
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	44
Placements	15
Winner	Frances Marie Burke Philadelphia

Miss America 1940, the 14th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1940.^[1] Aside from the 1940 winning entrant, two other contestants from Pennsylvania placed among the Top 15, one representing Eastern PA and the other from Western PA.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1940	Miss Philadelphia - Frances Marie Burke
1st Runner-up	Miss California - Rosemary LaPlanche
2nd Runner-up	Miss Michigan - Monnie Drake
3rd Runner-up	Miss Massachusetts - Polly Connors
4th Runner-up	Miss Kentucky - Dorothy Slatten
Top 15	Miss Delaware - Peggy E. Insolo Miss District of Columbia - Catherine Virginia Howe Eastern PA Miss Eastern Pennsylvania - Mildred Irene Saha Huntington, WV Miss Huntington, WV - Juanita Park Wright Miss Miami - Mitzi Strother Miss Missouri - Virginia Morrison Miss Montana - Kay Kittendorff Miss Myrtle Beach - La Bruce Sherill Miss Oklahoma - Ada Martyne Woods Western PA Miss Western Pennsylvania - Alberta Louise Carts
Miss Congeniality	- Not Awarded

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1940-09-09). "Miss America 1940 Says Two Sisters Are Prettier". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. p. 7. 

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.