Miss America 1957

Miss America 1957
Miss America 1957
	Miss America Marian McKnight in 1957
Date	September 8, 1956
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Entrants	50
Placements	10
Winner	Marian McKnight; South Carolina
	← 1956 1958 →

Miss America 1957, the 30th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1956,^[1] on ABC.

Marian McKnight became the first Miss South Carolina to take the crown. She was crowned by Miss America 1956, Sharon Kay Ritchie.^[1]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1957	South Carolina – Marian McKnight^[1]
1st Runner-Up	District of Columbia – Margo Lucey^[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Alabama – Anne Stuart Ariail^[1]
3rd Runners-Up (tie)	Arizona – Barbara Patricia Hilgenberg^[1] Kansas – Mary Ann McGrew^[1]
Top 10	California – Joan Colleen Beckett Canada – Dorothy Germaine Moreau Chicago – Sandra Jean Stuart Hawaii – Jere Wright Massachusetts – Jewel Frast Smerage

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	California - Joan Colleen Beckett Hawaii - Jere Wright Chicago - Sandra Jean Stuart
Talent	Alabama - Anne Stuart Ariail Arkansas - Barbara Banks Nebraska - Diane Knotek

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Vermont - Sandra Jean Simpson
Non-finalist Talent	Iowa - Martha Barsness Louisiana - Bobbie Chachere Michigan - Shirley Swanson Nebraska - Diane Knotek Pennsylvania - Lorne Malcomson Virginia - Rebecca Richardson Wisconsin - Lynn Byron Holden

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dixie Belle Reigns as '57 Miss US". The Fresno Bee. Associated Press. 10 Sep 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

External links

Miss America official website

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[Bee-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dixie Belle Reigns as '57 Miss US". The Fresno Bee. Associated Press. 10 Sep 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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