MISS AMERICA 1947
1947 September 6
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
54 entries
Results
1 MEMPHIS (TN) Barbara Jo Walker
2 MINNESOTA Elaine Mary Campbell
3 CANADA Margaret Marshall
4 ALABAMA Peggy June Elder (winner Dixie '47)
5 CALIFORNIA Laura Jean Emery
Top 15
ARIZONA Wanda Jo Law
KENTUCKY Evelyn L. Murray
MIAMI BEACH (FL) Pepper Donna Shore
NEW JERSEY Delores Mendes
NEW YORK CITY (NY) Raven Malone
OREGON Jo Ann Amorde
PITTSBURGH (PA) Lillian Handford
TENNESSEE Georgia Jean Cunningham
WEST VIRGINIA Joan Elizabeth Estep
WYOMING Dorothy June McKay
Awards
Miss Congeniality TEXAS
Lifestyle and Fitness ALABAMA, CANADA, KENTUCKY, NEW YORK CITY
Talent MEMPHIS, MIAMI, MINNESOTA
Remainder
ARKANSAS Pam Camp
ATLANTA (GA) Joy Elizabeth Smith
BROOKLYN (NY) Lynn Faune
CHATTANOOGA (TN) Dorothy Jane Cunningham
CHICAGO (IL) Joan Hiatt
COLORADO Joyce Haycock
CONNECTICUT Louise Helen Bienvenu
DETROIT (MI) Jane Rose Foster
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Margaret Augusta Wilson
FLORIDA Eula Ann McGehee
GEORGIA Robbie Orene Sauls
GREATER PHILADELPHIA (PA) Kay McClane
IDAHO Norma Joyce Briggs
ILLINOIS Maree V. Evans
INDIANA Beverly D. Trenary
IOWA Ruth Janet Anderson
KANSAS Ruth Ellen Richmond
LOS ANGELES County (CA) Marilyn Davidson
LOUISIANA Ruth Mary Blust
LOUISVILLE (KY) Margaret Allen Hill
MARYLAND Carolyn Jean Dixon
MICHIGAN Peggy June Ellsworth
MISSISSIPPI Kitty Blevins Bailey
MISSOURI Mary Jean Burke
MONTANA Carol Haffele Chaffin
NEW HAMPSHIRE Bernice E. Loiselle
NEW YORK Carol Lee Fredericks
NORTH CAROLINA Alice Vivian White
OHIO Nancy Nesbitt
OMAHA (NE) Madalyn Joyce King
PENNSYLVANIA Dorothy Gresh
RHODE ISLAND Ellen DiCenzo
SOUTH CAROLINA Margaret Jean Griffin
SOUTH DAKOTA Roselyn Lea Anderson
TEXAS Luna Lynn McClain
UTAH Donna Southwick
VERMONT Barbara Helen Campbell
VIRGINIA Ruthellen Mears
WISCONSIN Gladys Berkley