Miss America 1935, the ninth Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 7, 1935, following a one-year hiatus.[1][2][3] Upon arrival in Atlantic City, contestants were strongly encouraged to exhibit some form of talent during the pageant, which was a first for the pageant.[4] Aside from Henrietta Leaver, Miss Pittsburgh winning the Miss America crown, entrants from Pennsylvania placed as three of the nine semi-finalists.
| Miss America 1935 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 7, 1935 |
| Presenters | King Neptune |
| Venue | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 53 |
| Placements | 14 |
| Winner | Henrietta Leaver Pittsburgh |
Judges included: Louis St. John (president of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce), Nils Granlund (of New York), Vincent Trotta (art director at Paramount Pictures), Elias Goldensky (photographer in Philadelphia), Walter Thornton, Willard Van der Veer (Academy Award winner for cinematography), and Giuseppe Donato (sculptor).[5]
Results edit
Placements edit
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1935 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 12[6] |
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Contestants edit
| Location | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta
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LaRue Wilson | Atlanta | ||||
| Baltimore | Frances Stine | Baltimore | Top 12 | |||
| Birmingham | Adelynn Owen | Birmingham | ||||
| Bloomfield | Mildred Hughes | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | Sonia Banks | Bridgeport | ||||
| Bridgeport, PA | Loretta Gale Tarle | Bridgeport | ||||
| Bridgeton | Geraldine Hester | Bridgeton | ||||
| Brooklyn | Grace Travis | Brooklyn | Piano | |||
| Burlington | Mary Dillinger | Burlington | Vocal, "Every Little Moment" | Top 12 | ||
 California
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Virginia Donham | San Francisco | Vocal, "Chlo-e" & "I Ain't Got Nobody" | Top 12 | ||
| Camden | Lena Melamed | Camden | ||||
 Cleveland
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Eleanore Papin | Cleveland | ||||
 Cincinnati
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Beatrice Pfeiffer | Cincinnati | Vocal | |||
 Connecticut
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Margaretta Kling | New Haven | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
| Conshohocken | Helen Rita Skelly | Conshohocken | ||||
| Delaware County | Florence Carman | Upper Darby | ||||
| Des Moines | Connie Rosefield | Des Moines | 18 | |||
 District of Columbia
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Helen Clum | 18 | Vocal & Dance, "Every Day I'll In Love With You" | Top 12 | ||
 Florida
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Elizabeth Hull | Plant City | Vocal Medley, "East of the Sun" & "When I Grow to Old to Dream" | Top 12 | ||
| Greater Hartford | Veronica Turosky | |||||
 Hartford
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Margaret Holmes | Hartford | ||||
| Hillside | Dorothy Wainwright | Hillside | ||||
 Kentucky
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Jean Megerle | Fort Thomas | 18 | Vocal/Acrobatic Dance, "I'll Never Say Never Again" | 2nd runner-up | |
| Lake Hopatcong | Ann Golden | |||||
| Leominster | Rita Mae King | Leominster | ||||
 Maine
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Edith Lucresa Smith | |||||
| Mayfair | Margie Godwin | Philadelphia | ||||
 Minnesota
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Mildred Barrett | Marshall | ||||
 Mississippi
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LeFrance Boyett | Sumner | ||||
 Missouri
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Edna Smith | Fayette | 19 | Piano/Vocal, "Prelude No. 20" by Chopin & "When Day is Done" | 1st runner-up | |
| Montgomery County | Marie Baumgard | Norristown | ||||
| Mount Holly | Esther Moore | Mount Holly | ||||
| Newark | Ann Harvey | Newark | ||||
| New Haven | Ruth S. Rubin | New Haven | Top 12 | |||
 New Jersey
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Norine Hughes | Glen Ridge | ||||
 New York
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Vera Hall | The Bronx | Top 12 | |||
| Norristown | Helen Keaser | Norristown | Vocal Medley, "Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight" & "You're a Heavenly Thing" | Top 12 | ||
| Penns Grove | Elizabeth Koehler | Penns Grove | Vocal Medley, "Without a Song" & "Roll Out of Bed With a Smile" | Top 12 | ||
 Philadelphia
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Jean McCool | Philadelphia | Vocal Medley, "Lovely to Look At" & "Little Things You Used to Do" | Top 12 | ||
| Pittsburgh | Henrietta Leaver | Pittsburgh | 19 | Vocal/Tap Dance, "Living in a Great Big Way" | Winner | |
| Poughkeepsie | Laura Baker | Poughkeepsie | ||||
| Providence | Beatrice McKenzie | Providence | ||||
 Quincy
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Mary Stanley | Quincy | ||||
 Rhode Island
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Marianne Ranallo Grasso | |||||
| Riverside | Othelia March | Riverside | ||||
| Scranton | Alice Brown | Scranton | ||||
| Tamaqua | Claire Spirt | Tamaqua | ||||
 Tennessee
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Sarah Beard | Dickson | ||||
| West Orange | Ann Halko | West Orange | ||||
| West Philadelphia | Lenora Pollock | West Philadelphia | Vocal, Piano, Banjo, & Dance, "Dark Eyes" & "My Man" | Top 12 | ||
| West Warwick | Leona Mucha | West Warwick | ||||
| Wilkes-Barre | Gertrude Schappert | Wilkes-Barre | ||||
| Woodbury | Thelma Fouks | Woodbury |
References edit
- ^ Associated Press (1935-09-08). "Miss Pittsburgh Wins Beauty Crown". The New York Times. p. 25.
- ^ "Loretta Young's Double New Queen Of U.S. Beauty". Syracuse Herald. 1935-09-08. p. 8D.
- ^ Associated Press Wire Photo (1935-09-14). "A Crown For Miss America". Daily Democrat-Times. p. 5.
- ^ "Henrietta Leaver 1935". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Miss Philadelphia Fourth in 2d Test". Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 1935-09-05.
- ^ "Where the Little Lady From Smoky City Scored". Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News. 1935-09-10.
Secondary sources edit
- Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.