Miss America 1939

Miss America 1939
Date	September 9, 1939
Venue	Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Winner	Patricia Donnelly Michigan

Miss America 1939, the 13th Miss America pageant, was the last pageant to be held at the famed Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[1] The finals were held on September 9, 1939, and Miss Michigan, Patricia Donnelly, was crowned Miss America 1939.^[2] The Miss Congeniality Award was also introduced at the 1939 competition.

Donnelly later became a singer and actress. Third runner-up Marguerita Skliris became the actress Margia Dean, who starred in such Hollywood films as Seven Women from Hell and The Quatermass Xperiment. Fourth runner-up Rose Marie Elliott had a successful musical career on the Broadway stage as Rose Marie Brown.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1939	Michigan - Patricia Donnelly
1st runner-up	Oklahoma - Bettye Cornelia Averyt
2nd runner-up	Washington - Anna Mae Schoonover
3rd runner-up	California - Marguerita Skliris
4th runner-up	Virginia - Rose Marie Elliott
Top 15	Birmingham - Florine Holt Chicago - Ethel Lorraine Lobdell Eastern New York - Claire E. Foley Florida - Rose Marie Magrill Miami - Irmgard Margaret Dietel Minnesota - Marion June Rudeen New Jersey - Margo Lundgren North Carolina - Margaret Wood Sun Valley - Louise Fletchner Texas - Charmayne Smith
Miss Congeniality	Mississippi - Doris Coggins

References

↑ "Miss America History 1939". Retrieved July 21, 2014.
↑ "Miss America Seeks Ways To Mother's Bills". Ogden Standard. Associated Press. September 11, 1939. p. 8.

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.

External links

Miss America official website

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