Miss America 1946

Miss America 1946
Date	September 7, 1946
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	50
Placements	16
Winner	Marilyn Buferd Miss California

Miss America 1946, the 20th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1946.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1946	Miss California - Marilyn Buferd
1st Runner-up	Miss Arkansas - Rebecca Jane McCall
2nd Runner-up	Miss Atlanta - Janey Miller
3rd Runner-up	Miss Louisiana - Marguerite Eileen McClelland
4th Runner-up	Miss Utah - Armelia Carol Ohmart
Top 16	Miss Chicago - Cloris Leachman Miss Cincinnati - LaVonne Bond Miss Connecticut - Joan Elizabeth Turner Miss Florida - Jacquelyn Marie Jennings Miss Illinois - Patricia Jean Fry Miss Louisville - Patricia Alden Fenton Miss New York City - Eileen Henry Miss New York - Violet Mellar Miss Pennsylvania - Eleanor D. Kramer Miss West Virginia - Norma Lee Salisbury Miss Wisconsin - Antoine “Toni” Bernice Lunde

References

1. ^ Assocaited Press (1946-09-08). "Los Angeles Girl Is Miss America". Port Arthur News. p. 1. 

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.