Miss America 1933

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Miss America 1933
DateSeptember 9, 1933
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants30
Placements18
WinnerMarian Bergeron
Connecticut Connecticut
← 1927
1935 →

Miss America 1933, the eighth Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 9, 1933. This was the first competition since postponing the event after the 1927 contest.[1]

Marian Bergeron, Miss Connecticut, was chosen Miss America but there was so much confusion during and after the vote tabulations that nobody informed Marian she had won. She was unaware of her victory until the dressing assistants placed the banner on her.[2] She was the pageant's youngest winner at age 15.

The pageant was financially unsuccessful and did not return the following year. 1935 was the next year the Miss America Pageant was held in Atlantic City.[3]

Results[]

Final results Contestant
Miss America 1933
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
Top 18

Contestants[]

State/City Name Hometown Age Placement
Albuquerque Albuquerque Julia Valdez 18
California California Blanche MacDonald 2nd runner-up
Connecticut Connecticut Marian Bergeron West Haven 15 Winner
Delaware Delaware Victoria A. George Wilmington 18
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Rita Burns 19
Iowa Iowa Eleanor Dankenbring Manning 20
Kansas Kansas Pauline Sayre 23
Kentucky Kentucky Lucille Rader Berea 14 Top 18
Louisiana Louisiana Marjorie Hagler 17 Top 18
Maine Maine Iva Stewart 19 Top 18
Maryland Maryland Dorothy Dennis 16
Massachusetts Massachusetts Elsie Taylor 17 Top 18
Michigan Michigan Barbara Strand Top 18
Mississippi Mississippi Dorothy Ely 24 Top 18
Missouri Missouri Marie Marks St. Louis 16 Top 18
New Hampshire New Hampshire Leita Laugley
New Jersey New Jersey Gertrude Christman 15 Top 18
New York (state) New York Florence Meyer 19 1st runner-up
North Carolina North Carolina Leola Councilman 20
Ohio Ohio Corinne Porter 18 Top 18
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Geraldine Glassman 18 Top 18
Virginia Virginia Evangeline Glidewell Danville 17 3rd runner-up
Washington (state) Washington Gladine Sweetser 22 Top 18
West Virginia West Virginia Mildred Fetty 20 Top 18
Wisconsin Wisconsin Marie Marguerite Huebner Portage 20 Top 18

References[]

  1. ^ "Stage, Screen Offers Made Miss America". Atlantic City Press. 1933-09-11. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Miss America History 1933". Archived from the original on 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  3. ^ "Miss America 1933 Atlantic City Newspapers". Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  4. ^ "Miss America 1933 Miss New York State Florence Meyers".

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.

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