Miss America 1941

Miss America 1941, the 15th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1941.[1] Shortly after the crowning of Miss California, Rosemary LaPlanche, who had been first runner-up in 1940, the pageant committee adopted this rule: "No contestant can compete in Atlantic City for the title of Miss America more than once",[2] thus eliminating future state winners with more than one attempt at the national title.

Miss America 1941
DateSeptember 6, 1941
PresentersBob Russell
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants43
Placements15
WinnerRosemary LaPlanche
California

LaPlanche became a film actress, as did her sister, Louise LaPlanche.

1941 was also the first year that the special award, “Miss Congeniality” was created. It went to Mifaunwy Shunatona, a member of the Otoe and Pawnee tribes — she was also the first American Indian contestant in the pageant’s history.

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1941
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality

Contestants
Title Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Arkansas Ferol Amelia Dumas Magnolia
Birmingham Virginia McGraw Birmingham Tap Dance with Rope Jumping Top 15 Preliminary Talent Award
California Rosemary LaPlanche Los Angeles 18 Dance Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Charleston Miriam King Charleston
Cleveland Lois Jean Beck Cleveland
Colorado Charlene Woods Denver
Connecticut Daphne Gladding Plymouth
Delaware Verona Smith Bridgeville
District of Columbia Jean Cavanaugh 18 Soft Shoe Dance, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 2nd Runner-up
Eastern Pennsylvania Catherine Jane Albert Coatesville
Florida Mitzie Strother Miami Top 15
Georgia Esther Shepard Griffin Top 15
Indiana Alice Ullery Evansville Modeling
Iowa Lorene Snoddy Des Moines 20
Kentucky Dorothy Slatten Lexington Top 15
Knoxville Katherine Gammon Knoxville
Lake Mohopac Charlotte Winstanley
Maryland Penny Malone Baltimore
Massachusetts Betsy Sears Taylor Cambridge
Miami Anna Louise Baker Miami
Michigan Gerry Marcoux Detroit Top 15
Minnesota Patricia Tiets Minneapolis
Mississippi Madeline Smith Winona
New Jersey Marjorie Eleanor Jennings Dover
New Mexico Beverly Brookshier Roswell
New Orleans Helen Yvonne Englert New Orleans
New York City Grace DeWitt New York City Top 15
North Carolina Joey Augusta Paxton Charlotte Swing Vocal 4th Runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Ohio Janice Sulzman Willoughby Top 15
Oklahoma Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona Tulsa Top 15 Miss Congeniality First American Indian to compete at Miss America
Philadelphia Carrie de Ludo Philadelphia
Savannah Gladys Collins Savannah
South Carolina Gloria Frances Missel Vocal, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
Tennessee Martha McKinney Nashville Acrobatic/Tap Dance
Virginia Jacquelyn McWin Waynesboro Top 15
West Virginia Juanita Park Wright Huntington
Westchester County Lillian O'Donnell Yonkers 3rd Runner-up
Western Pennsylvania Roselle Hannon Pittsburgh Vocal, "Because of You" 1st Runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Wisconsin Betty Ann Miller Milwaukee 18 Artistic Caricature of President Franklin D. Roosevelt Top 15
Wyoming Patricia Marie Snyder Cheyenne Vocal & Dance

References
  1. Associated Press (1941-09-08). "Rosemary is Miss America". Indiana (PA) Evening Gazette. p. 1.
  2. "No contestant..." Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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.
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