Miss America 1960

Miss America 1960
Miss America 1960
	Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi and Miss America 1960, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)
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
	← 1959 1961 →

Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959^[1] on CBS.

Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.^[1]

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.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1960	Mississippi – Lynda Lee Mead^[1]
1st Runner-Up	Wisconsin – Mary Alice Fox^[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Washington – Sharon Joyce Vaughn^[1]
3rd Runner-Up	California – Susan Diane Bronson^[1]
4th Runner-Up	Arizona – Patricia Anne Alebrand^[1]
Top 10	Canada – Rosemary Catherine Keenan Illinois – Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson New York – Bonnie Jo Marquis Pennsylvania – Lois Janet Piercy Tennessee – Marion Lee Wayland

Order of announcements

Top 10

Arizona
California
Canada
Illinois
Mississippi
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Washington
Wisconsin

Top 5

Arizona
California
Mississippi
Washington
Wisconsin

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	New York - Bonnie Jo Marquis Washington - Sharon Joyce Vaughn Wisconsin - Mary Alice Fox
Talent	Illinois - Suzanne I. Johnson Michigan - Ann Penelope Marston Connecticut - Diana Martha Klug (tie) District of Columbia - Virginia N. Pailes (tie) Pennsylvania - Lois Janet Piercy (tie)

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Hawaii - Gordean Leilehua Lee
Non-finalist Talent	Alabama - Betty Lindstrom Kansas - Sharon O'Neal Massachusetts - Sharon Faught North Dakota - Claudia Gullickson Oklahoma - Mary Ann Hazelton Texas - Marilyn Turner Vermont - Brenda Naatz Virginia - Alice Sue Williams

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Herrington, Tommy (13 Sep 1959). "Lynda Mead Is Miss America To Keep Title In Mississippi". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

External links

Miss America official website

[Herrington-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Herrington, Tommy (13 Sep 1959). "Lynda Mead Is Miss America To Keep Title In Mississippi". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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