Miss America 1952

Miss America 1952
Date	September 8, 1951 (1951-09-08)
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Colleen Kay Hutchins Miss Utah
Congeniality	Otilia Jimenez[1] Miss Puerto Rico

Miss America 1952, the 25th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1951. At age 25 (the maximum age that an entrant may be), Colleen Kay Hutchins is the oldest contestant to capture the crown.^[2][3]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1952	Miss Utah - Colleen Kay Hutchins
1st Runner-up	Miss Montana - Carol Mitchell
2nd Runner-up	Miss North Carolina - Lu Long Ogburn
3rd Runner-up	Miss Arkansas - Charlotte Rosalie Simmen
4th Runner-up	Miss Florida - Mary Elizabeth Godwin
Top 10 Semi-Finalists	Miss Chicago - Adrianne Falcon Miss Maryland - Georgia Reed Miss Oklahoma - Bobbie Gene Simmons Miss South Carolina - Joyce Earle Perry Miss South Dakota - Marlene Margaret Rieb
Top 15 Semi-Finalists	Miss Alabama - Jeanne Moody Miss Mississippi - Jessie Wynn Morgan Miss New Hampshire - Colleen Phyllis Gallant Miss Tennessee - Jean Harper Miss West Virginia - Phyllis Lee Walker

References

1. ^ http://missamericapuertorico.com/OurMissAmericas.aspx
2. ^ "Atlantic City Launches King-Size Utah Miss". Salt Lake Tribune. New York Times News Service: p. 1. September 10, 1951. 
3. ^ "Utah Girl, 25, 5 Feet 10 Tall, Miss America". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Associated Press: p. 1. September 9, 1951. 

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.