Miss America 1948

Miss America 1948
Date	September 11, 1948
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	55
Placements	15
Winner	Beatrice Bella “BeBe” Shopp Miss Minnesota

Miss America 1948, the 22nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1948.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1948	Miss Minnesota - BeBe Shopp
1st Runner-up	Miss Wyoming - Carol Held
2nd Runner-up	Miss Alabama - Martha Ann Ingram
3rd Runner-up	Miss Kansas - Vera J. Ralston
4th Runner-up	Miss Oklahoma - Donna Jane Briggs
Top 15	Miss Atlanta - Jerry Long Miss Chicago - Lois June Nettleton Miss Detroit - Doris Evelyn Johnson Miss Florida - Rosemary Carpenter Miss Massachusetts - Barbara Louise Laughton Miss Memphis - Lois Jeanette Welsh Miss Montana - Patti Anne Luer Miss New York City - Connie Inge Ronde Miss Oregon - Joyce Davis Miss Utah - Marilyn Robinson

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1948-09-12). "Scholarship and Auto Prizes Go to New Miss America". Milwaukee Journal. p. 24. 

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.