Miss America 1953
Neva Jane Langley 26th miss America, representing the State of Georgia
Miss America 1953 | |
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Date | September 6, 1952 |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Neva Jane Langley![]() |
← 1952 1954 → |
Miss America 1953, the 26th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1952.[1]
Neva Jane Langley became the first Miss Georgia to win the crown.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America 1953 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Awards
Preliminary awards
Awards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Other awards
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Miss Congeniality |
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Non-finalist Talent |
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Contestants
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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![]() | Gwen Harmon | Birmingham | 19 | Vocal, "A Heart That's Free" | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
![]() | Bonnie Nicksic | Hot Springs | Vocal/Dance, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" from Show Boat | ||||
![]() | Jeanne Shores | Azusa | Dramatic Monologue | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
![]() | Marilyn "Thelma" Delores Reddick | Agincourt | |||||
![]() | Jo Hoppe | Chicago | Tap Dance | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
![]() | Chardelle Hayward | Fort Collins | Piano | ||||
![]() | Joyce Yeske | West Hartford | Ballroom Dance | ||||
![]() | Helen Blackwell | Wilmington | Classical Vocal | ||||
![]() | Iris Fitch | Washington D.C. | 19 | Vocal, "With a Song in my Heart" | Miss Congeniality
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![]() | Marcia Crane | Orlando | Piano, "Gershwin Prelude" | ||||
![]() | Neva Jane Langley | Macon | 19 | Classical Piano, "Toccata" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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![]() | Patricia Hunt | Philadelphia | Drama | Top 10 | |||
![]() | Beverly Kathleen Rivera | Honolulu | Hula | Top 10 | |||
![]() | ZoeAnn Warberg | Twin Falls | 18 | Speech, "The Sacred Duty of the American to Vote" | First female judge in Idaho's 5th Judicial District and appeared on the 1985 Miss America telecast. ZoeAnn Warberg Shaub died at 83 on Sept. 13, 2017 as result of a car accident in rural Jackpot, Nevada. | ||
![]() | Glenna Marie Pohly | Rock Falls | Flute | ||||
![]() | Ann Garnier | Indianapolis | Classical Vocal, "Il Baciò" by Luigi Arditi | 1st Runner-up | |||
![]() | Carolyn Hill | Cedar Falls | 19 | Vocal, "You're My Everything" | |||
![]() | Kay Ann Goforth | McPherson | Vocal/Dance | ||||
![]() | Joy Williams | Lexington | Dance | ||||
![]() | Barbara Barker | Monroe | Drama, "The Fog" | Top 10 | |||
![]() | Norma Lee Collins | Caribou | |||||
![]() | Shirley Virginia Harrison | Baltimore | Monologue from Tom Sawyer | ||||
![]() | Barbara Graves | Milton | |||||
![]() | Karol Dragomir | Benton Harbor | Vocal, "I'll Walk Alone" | ||||
![]() | Carole Wick | Duluth | Vocal | ||||
![]() | Dora Livingston | Yazoo City | |||||
![]() | Florence Spack | Clayton | Vocal | ||||
![]() | Karen Whittet | Livingston | Piano | ||||
![]() | Helen Francis Burhorn | Omaha | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | ||||
![]() | Bonnie Wilson | Reno | Ballet, "Something to Dance About" | ||||
![]() | Barbara Temperly | Goffstown | |||||
![]() | Mary Parker | Gibbsboro | Drama | ||||
![]() | Joan St. John | Binghamton | Vocal | ||||
![]() | Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
![]() | Barbara Harris | Salisbury | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | ||||
![]() | Margaret Aandahl | Litchville | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
![]() | Carol Koontz | Bolivar | Fire Baton Twirling & Clarinet | ||||
![]() | Shirley Barbour | Tulsa | Drama | Miss Congeniality | |||
![]() | Mary Lou Teague | Eugene | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" | ||||
![]() | Miriam Smith | McAlisterville | Pipe Organ, "Tico Tico" | ||||
![]() | Helga Edmee Monroig | ||||||
![]() | Jayne Bradshaw | Westerly | Classical Vocal | ||||
![]() | Mary Griffin | Florence | Classical Vocal | Top 10 | 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1953 representing Myrtle Beach
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![]() | Sandra Hart | Huron | Fire Baton Twirling | ||||
![]() | Gloria Williams | Chattanooga | Vocal, "Lover, When You're Near Me" | ||||
![]() | Connie Hopping | Littlefield | Vocal | ||||
![]() | Marylyn Reese | Brigham | Monologue, "The Mudlark" & "Our Town" | ||||
![]() | Barbara Moore | St. Johnsbury | Baton Twirling/Dance | ||||
![]() | Edna Long | Richmond | Dance | ||||
![]() | Nancy Rohrbough | Grafton | Dance | ||||
![]() | Jeannie Eleanor Huston | La Crosse | 19 | Cello | |||
![]() | Ruth Francis | Casper | Drama |
References
- ^ "Gorgeous Georgia Girl Starts Tour As Miss America". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1952-09-08. p. 5.
External links
- Miss America official website
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