Miss America 1944

Miss America 1944
Date	September 9, 1944
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	33
Placements	12
Winner	Venus Ramey Miss District of Columbia

Miss America 1944, the 18th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1944.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1944	Miss District of Columbia - Venus Ramey
1st Runner-up	Miss Boston - Paulina McKevitt
2nd Runner-up	Miss Florida - Virginia Warlen
3rd Runner-up	Miss Chicago - Elaine Steinbach
4th Runner-up	Miss Birmingham - Betty Jane Rase
Top 12	Miss California - Shirley Ballard Miss Illinois - Betty June King Miss Miami - Vernell Bush Miss Michigan - Beverly Bennett Miss Minnesota - Patricia Ann Cummings Miss New York City - Betty Jo Dazey Miss Pennsylvania - Margie Donie
Miss Congeniality	Miss Texas - Joyce Courrege

References

1. ^ International News Service (1944-09-11). "Venus Ramey, 1944 Beauty Queen, Planning On Retirement To Farm". Port Arthur News. p. 2. 

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.