Miss America 1927
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Miss America 1927, the seventh Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, September 9, 1927. The winner was 16-year-old Lois Delander who compete
Contestants of the 1927 Miss America Pageant
Miss America 1933
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Miss America 1933, the eighth Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 9, 1933. This was the first competition since postponing the even
Miss America 1927
…public pressure resulted in the 1927 competition being the last pageant to be held in the 1920s. The next Miss America pageant would not be held until 1933, during the Great Depression. 75 contestants competed for the title…
Marion Bergeron crowned as Miss America of 1933; first runner-up Miss New York State Florence Meyers on the right and second runner-up Miss California Blanche McDonald on the left. (See reference #7 below). Marion was so petite that she was dwarfed by the mammoth crown: "It was so big it came right down over my eyes," Marion recalled with a laugh. Then, during the rush of post-coronation activities, the crown was stolen from Miss America's suite at the Ritz Carlton.
Sep 6 Evening Gown Competition at the American Beauty Ball Gala, Gateway Casino, Somers Point, NJ - from left: third place Miss CA, winner Miss NYS, second place Miss NJ. (see picture of all contestants at the bottom of the page)
29 Miss America contestants with Pageant Organizer Armand Nichols and hostess Miss Atlantic City (Miss Maine is missing as she had no bathing suit; Miss Oklahoma had withdrawn due to hospitalization with appendicitis). Thank you to Louis K. Meisel for sharing this from his Miss America panorama collection.
Sep 6, 1933 American Beauty Ball Gala, Gateway Casino, Somers Point, NJ. Dinner and judging for the "most beautiful girl in an evening gown".