MISS AMERICA 1953
1952 September 6
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
52 entries
Results
1 GEORGIA Neva Jane Langley
2 INDIANA Ann Marie Garnier
3 CALIFORNIA Jeanne Shores
4 ALABAMA Gwendolyn "Gwen" Harmon
5 CHICAGO (IL) Jo Hoppe
Top 10
GREATER PHILADELPHIA (PA) Patricia Mary Hunt
HAWAII Beverly Kathleen Rivera
LOUISIANA Barbara Frances Barker
NEW YORK CITY (NY) Joan Elizabeth Kayne
SOUTH CAROLINA Mary Kemp Griffin (1st RU USA '53)
Awards
Miss Congeniality DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA & OKLAHOMA
Lifestyle and Fitness ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO, GEORGIA
Talent DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GEORGIA, NEW YORK CITY
Non-finalist Talent NORTH DAKOTA
Remainder
ARKANSAS Bonnie Diane Nicksic
CANADA Marilyn Delores Reddick
COLORADO Chardelle Hayward
CONNECTICUT Joyce Marlene Yeske
DELAWARE Helen Denise Blackwell
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Iris Anne Fitch
FLORIDA Marcia Crane
IDAHO Zoe Ann Warberg
ILLINOIS Glenna Marie Pohly
IOWA Carolyn E. Hill
KANSAS Kay Ann Goforth
KENTUCKY Joy Williams
MAINE Norma Lee Collins
MARYLAND Shirley Harrison
MASSACHUSETTS Barbara Jene Graves
MICHIGAN Karol Ann Dragomir
MINNESOTA Carole Elvene Wick
MISSISSIPPI Dora Lee Livingston
MISSOURI Florence Mae Spack
MONTANA Karen A. Whittet
NEBRASKA Helen Francis Burhorn
NEVADA Bonnie Wilson
NEW HAMPSHIRE Barbara Estella Temperley
NEW JERSEY Mary Henderson Parker
NEW YORK Joan Marie St. John
NORTH CAROLINA Barbara Anne Harris
NORTH DAKOTA Margaret Aandahl
OHIO Carol Jean Koontz
OKLAHOMA Shirley Barbour
OREGON Mary Lou Teague
PENNSYLVANIA Miriam Mae Smith
PUERTO RICO Helga Edmee Monroig
RHODE ISLAND Jane Florence Bradshaw
SOUTH DAKOTA Sandra Kay Hart
TENNESSEE Gloria Williams
TEXAS Connie Hopping
UTAH Marylyn Reese
VERMONT Barbara Moore
VIRGINIA Edna Long
WEST VIRGINIA Nancy Rohrbough
WISCONSIN Jeannie Huston
WYOMING Ruth A. Francis