Miss America 1955

Miss America 1955
Date	September 11, 1954
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Entrants	50
Placements	10
Winner	Lee Ann Meriwether California

Miss America 1955, the 28th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1954, and marked the first live nationally televised broadcast of the competition on ABC.^[1]^[2]

Crowned the winner was Lee Meriwether, who later came to fame as co-star of the television series Barnaby Jones and as the character Catwoman in the 1966 film version of Batman.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1955	California - Lee Ann Meriwether
1st runner-up	Florida - Ann Gloria Daniel
2nd runner-up	South Carolina - Polly Rankin Suber
3rd runner-up	Pennsylvania - Barbara Sue Nager
4th runner-up	Michigan - Janice Hutton Somers
Top 10	Alabama - Marilyn Jean Tate Chicago - Regina Janine Dombeck District of Columbia - Linda Maud Weisbrod Ohio - Barbara Maxine Quinlan Tennessee - Gerry Johnson
Preliminary Talent Award	District of Columbia - Linda Maud Weisbrod Ohio - Barbara Maxine Quinlan Michigan - Janice Hutton (tie) New York City - Heather-Jo Taferner (tie)
Preliminary Swimsuit Award	California - Lee Ann Merriwether Florida - Ann Gloria Daniel South Carolina - Polly Rankin Suber
Miss Congeniality	Illinois - Patsy Bruce

Judges

Grace Kelly

References

↑ Associated Press and United Press (1954-09-12). "'I Hope My Daddy Knows'". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 1.
↑ United Press (1954-09-13). "Bay City Plans Welcome For Miss America". Bakersfield Californian. p. 1, 2.

External links

Miss America official website

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