Miss America 1960

Miss America 1960
Date	September 12, 1959
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	54
Placements	10
Winner	Lynda Lee Mead Mississippi
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Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 on CBS.

Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.

Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant.

Dawn Wells, later to star on the television series Gilligan's Island, represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition.

Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)

Results[]

Awards[]

Preliminary awards[]

Other awards[]

Contestants[]

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Betty Lindstrom	Birmingham	19	Dramatic Reading, "Miss Quiss"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Alaska	Alansa Carr	Ketchikan	20	Dramatic Reading
Arizona	Patricia Allebrand	Yuma	18	Modern Dance, "Interpretation of Rejected Love"	4th runner-up
Arkansas	Suzanne Jackson	North Little Rock	19	Vocal Medley from The King and I
California	Susan Bronson	San Lorenzo	19	Modern Dance, "An American in Spain"	3rd runner-up
Canada	Rosemary Catherine Kreenan	Fredericton			Top 10
Chicago	Carol Rubin	Chicago	18	Modern Jazz Dance
Colorado	Marlinda Mason	Denver	20	Dramatic Reading
Connecticut	Diana Klug	Torrington	21	Speech on Fashion Designing, Presentation of Original Designs, & Tractor Driving		Preliminary Talent Award
Delaware	Ester Olney	Newark	18	Vocal
District of Columbia	Virginia Pailes	Hyattsville, MD	21	Vocal, "It All Depends on You"		Preliminary Talent Award
Florida	Nancy Rae Purvis	Bradenton	18	Dramatic Monologue
Georgia	Kayanne Shoffner	Calhoun	19	Dramatic Reading
Hawaii	Gordean Leilehua Lee	Honolulu	20	Hula		Miss Congeniality
Idaho	Tamara Ashby	Burley	18	Original Interpretive Ballet
Illinois	Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson	Chicago	21	Vocal, "Hello, Young Lovers"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Indiana	Barbara Kummer	Valparaiso	20	Impersonations of Television Personalities
Iowa	Jacquelyn Baker	Grinnell	20	Modern Interpretive Dance
Kansas	Sharon O'Neal	Kansas City	18	Dramatic Interpretation		Non-finalist Talent Award
Kentucky	Carol Brown	Whitesburg	19	Dramatic Reading
Louisiana	Mary Mills Hawkins	Lake Providence	22	Piano
Maine	Linda Mills	Lewiston	18	Dramatic Reading
Maryland	Marie Lorraine True	Phoenix	19	Vocal/Tap Dance from The Best Things in Life are Free
Massachusetts	Sharon Faught	Holyoke	21	Dramatic Reading & Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award
Michigan	Ann Penelope Marston	Wyandotte	21	Archery Demonstration		Preliminary Talent Award
Minnesota	Judy Olson	Albert Lea	19	Modern Dance
Mississippi	Lynda Lee Mead	Natchez	20	Original Dramatic Act, "Schizophrenia"	Winner
Missouri	Linda Long	Independence	19	Dramatic Reading from The White Cliffs of Dover
Montana	Sharon D. Tietjen	Great Falls		Original Humorous Interpretation
Nebraska	Joan Arolyn Sipes	Columbus	19	Piano, "Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D Minor" by Liszt
Nevada	Dawn Wells	Reno	20	Dramatic Reading from Antigone			Played the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
New Hampshire	Diane Harris	Manchester	18	Interpretive Dance
New Jersey	Beverly Ann Domarski	Mountainside	20	Original Dramatic Interpretation of a Beatnik
New Mexico	Linda Moore	Ruidoso	19	Piano
New York	Bonnie Jo Marquis	Huntington	19	Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants"	Top 10	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
New York City	Elizabeth Holmes	Malverne	19	Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
North Carolina	Judith Klipfel	Asheboro	18	Vocal
North Dakota	Claudia Gullickson	Grand Forks	18	Classical Vocal, "Carissma"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Ohio	Carole Weiler	Circleville	18	Dramatic Reading
Oklahoma	Mary Ann Hazelton	Tulsa	19	Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award
Oregon	Karlyn Mattsson	Portland	18	Piano & Dance
Pennsylvania	Lois Janet Piercy	Springfield	21	Original Flute & Art Display, "Night Rain on the City"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Rhode Island	Michalene Chomicz	Pawtucket	23	Vocal
South Carolina	Nettie Dennis	Moncks Corner	19	Vocal
South Dakota	Meredith Aulld	Yankton	18	Vocal			Later married News Anchor, Tom Brokaw
Tennessee	Marion "Mickey" Wayland	Knoxville	18	Piano/Vocal, "Près des remparts de Sèville" from Carmen & "I Cain't Say No"	Top 10
Texas	Marilyn Turner	Fort Worth	19	Ballet en Pointe		Non-finalist Talent Award
Utah	Jacqueline Winterrose	Salt Lake City	22	Character Dance, "Tequila"
Vermont	Brenda Naatz	St. Johnsbury	19	Piano & Impersonation of Victor Borge		Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia	Alice Sue Williams	Richmond	19	Dramatization of Designing & Sewing Fashions		Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington	Sharon Vaughn	Port Orchard	21	Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No"	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
West Virginia	Janet Hill	Nitro	21	Dramatic Reading
Wisconsin	Mary Alice Fox	Sheboygan	20	Soft Shoe Comedy Dance	1st runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Wyoming	Linda Lou Phillips	Laramie	19	Vocal & Dance

External links[]

• Miss America official website