MISS AMERICA 1955
1954 September 11
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
50 entries
Results
1 CALIFORNIA Lee Ann Meriwether
2 FLORIDA Ann Gloria Daniel
3 SOUTH CAROLINA Polly Rankin Suber
4 PENNSYLVANIA Barbara Sue Nager
5 MICHIGAN Janice Hutton Somers
Top 10
ALABAMA Marilyn Jean Tate
CHICAGO (IL) Regina Janine Dombeck
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Linda Maud Weisbrod
OHIO Barbara Maxine Quinlan
TENNESSEE Gerry Johnson
Awards
Miss Congeniality ILLINOIS
Lifestyle and Fitness CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Talent DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OHIO, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK CITY
Non-finalist Talent HAWAII
Remainder
ARIZONA Marjorie Nylund
ARKANSAS Sarah Grace Martin
CANADA Barbara Joan Markham
COLORADO Barbara Jean Busey
CONNECTICUT Dorothy Anne Hopkins
DELAWARE Barbara Woodall
GEORGIA Mary Jane Doar
HAWAII Gertrude Kapi'olani Miller
IDAHO LaVonne Skalsky
ILLINOIS Patsy Bruce
INDIANA Sue Carol Eaton
IOWA Carol Laverne Morris (winner USA '56)
KANSAS Phyllis Danielson
KENTUCKY Margaret Hunt
LOUISIANA Gail Gleason
MAINE Mary Ellen St. John
MARYLAND Phyllis Leftwich
MASSACHUSETTS Judith Drake
MINNESOTA Jeanne Reince
MISSISSIPPI Celeste Hill Luckett
MISSOURI Carole Wilkinson
NEBRASKA Sandra Sue Welch
NEVADA Janice Babcock
NEW HAMPSHIRE Mae Nancy Allen
NEW JERSEY Joan Waller
NEW YORK CITY (NY) Heather-Jo Taferner
NORTH CAROLINA Betty Jo Ring
NORTH DAKOTA Dolores Ann Paulsen
OKLAHOMA Charlavan Baker
OREGON Diane Carman
PUERTO RICO Maria del Carmen Mejias
RHODE ISLAND Virginia Mary Gregory
SOUTH DAKOTA Cleo Ann Harrington
TEXAS Yvonne Erwin
UTAH Maurine Parker
VERMONT Annabelle Pinkham
VIRGINIA Julie Ann Bruening
WASHINGTON Francis M Graham
WEST VIRGINIA Mirian Elizabeth Reep
WISCONSIN Dixie Ann Sarchet