Miss America 1949

Miss America 1949
Date	September 10, 1949
Presenters	Governor Alfred E. Driscoll, New Jersey
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Winner	Jacque Mercer Miss Arizona

Miss America 1949, the 23rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1949. The 1949 pageant marked the first time that a public official, New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll, had taken part in the coronation, placing the jeweled crown on the new queen's head.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1949	Miss Arizona - Jacque Mercer
1st Runner-up	Miss Mississippi - Katherine Wright
2nd Runner-up	Miss Illinois - Trudi Germi
3rd Runner-up	Miss Colorado - Sylvia Canaday
4th Runner-up	Miss California - Jone Ann Pedersen
Top 15	Miss Arkansas - Barbara Jean Brothers Miss Canada - Margaret Lynn Munn Miss Chicago - Teresa Giorgian Miss Hawaii - Bee Jay Johnston Miss Kansas - Shirley Nan Hargiss Miss Michigan - Dolores Jane Motter Miss Minnesota - Gloria Yvonne Burkhart Miss New Jersey - Betty Jane Crowley Miss New York City - Loreen Ellen Osgood Miss Wisconsin - Phyllis Ann Kessler

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1949-09-12). "Jacque Mercer Miss America". Morning Herald. 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.