Miss America 1941

Miss America 1941
Date	September 6, 1941
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Winner	Rosemary LaPlanche Miss California

Miss America 1941, the 15th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1941.^[1] Shortly after the crowning of Rosemary LaPlanche, who had been first runner-up in 1940, the pageant committee adopted this rule: "No contestant can compete in Atlantic City for the title of Miss America more than once",^[2] thus eliminating future state winners with more than one attempt at the national title.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1941	Miss California - Rosemary LaPlanche
1st Runner-up	Western PA Miss Western Pennsylvania - Roselle Marie Hannon
2nd Runner-up	Miss District of Columbia - Jean Fidelis Cavanaugh
3rd Runner-up	Westchester Co., NY Miss Westchester County - Lillian O'Donnell
4th Runner-up	Miss North Carolina - Joey Augusta Paxton
Top 15	Miss Birmingham - Virginia McGraw Miss Florida - Mitzi Strother Miss Georgia - Esther Bette Shepard Miss Kentucky - Dorothy Slatten (Also 1940) Miss Michigan - Gerry Marcoux Miss New York City - Grace De Witt Miss Ohio - Janice Sulzman Miss Oklahoma - Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona Miss Virginia - Jacquelyn McWin Miss Wisconsin - Betty Ann Miller
Miss Congeniality	Miss Oklahoma - Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1941-09-08). "Rosemary is Miss America". Indiana (PA) Evening Gazette. p. 1. 
2. ^ "No contestant...". http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1941.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 

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.