Miss America 1952
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DateSeptember 8, 1951 (1951-09-08)
Entrants51
Placements15
| Miss America 1952 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 8, 1951 (1951-09-08) |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Colleen Kay Hutchins Utah |
Miss America 1952, the 25th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1951. At age 25 (the maximum age that an entrant may be), Colleen Kay Hutchins[1] is the second-oldest contestant to capture the crown (Debra Sue Maffett, Miss America 1983, is the oldest by a few months).[2][3]
The first Miss Utah to win the crown, Hutchins, who died in 2010, was the mother of pro basketball player and executive Kiki Vandeweghe and grandmother of tennis player Coco Vandeweghe.
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1952 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
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Contestants
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| Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
Jeanne Moody | Cherokee | 21 | Dramatic Skit, "Sorry, Wrong Number" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | [4] | |
 Arkansas |
Charlotte Simmen | Little Rock | 18 | Vocal & Art Exhibition | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | [5] | |
 California |
Patricia Lehman | Sacramento | 25 | Piano | [6] | |||
 Canada |
Marjorie Alma Kelly | Courtland | 23 | [7] | ||||
 Chicago |
Adrianne Falcon | Chicago | 19 | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | [8] | ||
 Colorado |
Jo London | Aurora | 20 | Dramatic Monologue | [9] | |||
 Connecticut |
Beverly Buriant | Bridgeport | 19 | Drama | Later Miss Connecticut USA 1953 | [10] | ||
 Delaware |
Suzanne Parrott | Dover | 18 | Piano | [11] | |||
 District of Columbia |
June Klein | 20 | Vocal | [12] | ||||
 Florida |
Mary Elizabeth Godwin | Gainesville | 19 | Pantomime, "Betty Boop" | 4th Runner-up | [13] | ||
 Georgia |
Carol Frances Taylor | Alma | 20 | Monologue | [14] | |||
| Greater Philadelphia | Margaret Mary Ramsdale | Philadelphia | 19 | Vocal, "Danny Boy" | [15] | |||
 Hawaii |
Claire Katherine Heen | Honolulu | 18 | Hula | Miss Congeniality | [16] | ||
 Idaho |
Phyllis Ralstin | Nezperce | 19 | Operatic Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | [17] | |||
 Illinois |
Doris King | Granite City | 18 | Dance | [18] | |||
 Indiana |
Carol Mitchell | Rochester | Chalk Talk & Marionette Exhibition | 1st Runner-up | ||||
 Iowa |
Nancy Jane Norman | Shenandoah | 19 | Vocal, "Romance" from The Desert Song | [19] | |||
 Kentucky |
Dottye Nuckols | Bowling Green | 19 | Vocal | [20] | |||
 Louisiana |
Jeanne Thompson | Baton Rouge | 19 | Dance | Later Miss Louisiana USA 1952 & 1953, the only woman ever to compete at Miss USA twice | [21] | ||
 Maine |
Beverly Ann Emery | Auburn | 19 | Classical Vocal from The Student Prince | [22] | |||
 Maryland |
Georgia Reed | Baltimore | 20 | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" from The Kissing Bandit | Top 10 | [23] | ||
 Massachusetts |
Mildred Almeida | New Bedford | 22 | Fashion Modeling | [24] | |||
 Michigan |
Delores Maria Berruezo | St. Clair Shores | 19 | Dance | First Latina Miss Michigan | [25] | ||
 Minnesota |
Katherine Rose Clark | Minneapolis | 20 | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | Kathryn Rose Clark, a native of La Crosse, Wis., was a student the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minn. for three years at the time of her state victory. | |||
 Mississippi |
Jessie Morgan | Newton | 18 | Ballet | Top 15 | [26] | ||
 Missouri |
Carol Romann | St. Charles | 19 | Bassoon | [27] | |||
 Montana |
Patricia McGinty | Great Falls | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah | [28] | |||
 Nebraska |
Geraldine Elseman | Omaha | 19 | Dramatic Monologue | [29] | |||
 Nevada |
Donna Jo Ann Sollars | Reno | 21 | Vocal & Ukulele, "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" & "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | [30] | |||
 New Hampshire |
Coleen Gallant | Laconia | Water Skiing | Top 15 | ||||
 New Jersey |
Bernice Massi | Camden | 18 | [31] | ||||
 New York |
Louise Orlando | Syracuse | 19 | Vocal | [32] | |||
 New York City |
Sandu Scott | New York City | 21 | Vocal | [33] | |||
 North Carolina |
Lu Ogborn | Smithfield | 19 | Piano, "Malagueña" | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award |
[34] | |
 North Dakota |
Marilyn Walker | Minot | 19 | Painting Display | [35] | |||
 Ohio |
Diane Howell | Apple Creek | 22 | Drama | [36] | |||
 Oklahoma |
Bobby Jene Simmons | Oklahoma City | 18 | Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette | Top 10 | [37] | ||
 Oregon |
Audrey Ann Mistretta | Astoria | 18 | Vocal | [38] | |||
 Pennsylvania |
Clare Lippert | Tarentum | Vocal, "Lullaby of Broadway" | |||||
 Puerto Rico |
Otilia Jimenez Mendez | Arecibo | 17 | Miss Congeniality | [39] | |||
 South Carolina |
Joyce Perry | Conway | 18 | Comedy Vocal, "Sewing Machine" | Top 10 | [40] | ||
 South Dakota |
Marlene Rieb | Parkston | 18 | Baton Twirling | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | [41] | |
 Tennessee |
Jean Harper | Memphis | 19 | Vocal, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Top 15 | Later Miss Tennessee USA 1952 and 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1952 | [42] | |
 Texas |
Glenda Holcomb | Odessa | 18 | Dramatic Monologue | [43] | |||
 Utah |
Colleen Kay Hutchins | Salt Lake City | 25 | Dramatic Monologue, "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | [44] | |
 Vermont |
Peggy Gilbert | Rutland | 19 | Dance | [45] | |||
 Virginia |
Shirley Bryant | Norfolk | Vocal | |||||
 Washington |
Darlene Shaffer | Seattle | 19 | Dress Design | [46] | |||
 West Virginia |
Phyllis Walker | Charleston | 18 | Drama | Top 15 | [47] | ||
 Wisconsin |
Sheila Murphy | Marshfield | 18 | Monologue | ||||
 Wyoming |
Patricia Seabeck | Casper | 20 | Monologue | [48][49] |
References
- ↑ Noland, Claire (2010-03-24). "Colleen Kay Hutchins, Miss America 1952, dies at 83". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ↑ "Atlantic City Launches King-Size Utah Miss". Salt Lake Tribune. New York Times News Service. September 10, 1951. p. 1.
- ↑ "Utah Girl, 25, 5 Feet 10 Tall, Miss America". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Associated Press. September 9, 1951. p. 1.
- ↑ "Jeanne Moody Wins Miss Alabama Title". Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. August 21, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Local Entries In Final Ten, But Little Rock Girl Is Miss Arkansas 1951". Jonesboro Evening Sun. Jonesboro, Arkansas. June 29, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Patricia Lehman Is Miss California: Sacramento Schoolmarm Wins Honors". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. Santa Cruz, California. June 11, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Majorie Kelly, Courtland, Tobacco Farmer's Daughter, Chosen Miss Canada of '51". The Brantford Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. August 15, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Windy City". Daily Republican-Register. Mount Carmel, Illinois. August 23, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Colorado". The Pueblo Chieftain. Pueblo, Colorado. August 18, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Miss Delaware Title Is Won By Dover Girl". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. August 2, 1951. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "June Klein Acclaimed '51 'Miss Washington'". Times Herald. Washington, D.C. May 26, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Blonde Beauty Cops 'Miss Florida' Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. August 2, 1951. pp. 1-A, B-1. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Claire Heen Chosen Miss Hawaii of 1951". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 11, 1951. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Phyllis Ralstin, Nezperce, Wins Title as Miss Idaho". The Idaho Daily Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 29, 1951. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Illinois of 1951...and the Runner-Up". Rockford Register-Republic. Rockford, Illinois. May 5, 1951. p. 8B. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Dottye Nuckols Crowned "Miss Kentucky Of 1951"". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. August 2, 1951. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Louisiana Of 1951 Crowned". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. June 5, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Beverly Emery, 19-Year-Old Auburn Girl, Chosen 'Miss Maine Of 1951' At Skowhegan Fair; Augusta Girl Second". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. August 15, 1951. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "New Bedford Girl Is Winner". The Standard-Times. New Bedford, Massachusetts. July 10, 1951. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Safety Pin Rescues Beauty". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. August 19, 1951. p. A11. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Patricia McGinty, Great Falls, Named Miss Montana of 1951". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press (AP). May 13, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "South Omaha Beauty Wins". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. July 30, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Donna Sollars Wins Title In 'Miss Nevada' Pageant". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. July 2, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eye on Broadway: Camden Girl Named Miss New Jersey; Seeks Theatre Role". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. July 23, 1951. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Syracuse Girl Choses to Represent N.Y. State in Miss America Pageant". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 28, 1951. p. 50. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lift Playboy's Rare Book of Cute Numbers". Daily News. New York City, New York. July 29, 1951. p. 50. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hoyle, Bernadette (July 29, 1951). "New Queen Combines Beauty With Brains". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Minot Girl Named 'Miss North Dakota'". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. August 21, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Wooster Wins Title". Mansfield News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Associated Press (AP). August 3, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Freeland, Robert (May 5, 1951). "Norman Beauty Selected Miss Oklahoma Of 1951". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Sullivan, Ann (July 30, 1951). "Tongue Point Beauty Chosen Miss Oregon". The Oregonian. Burlington, Vermont. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eligen a la Señorita Puerto Rico 1951" [Miss Puerto Rico 1951 Is Chosen]. El Mundo (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. August 11, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Global Press Archive.
- ↑ "Conway Girl Is Selected 'Miss S.C.' For 1951". The Evening Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. Associated Press (AP). August 11, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ C. Christopherson, Fred (July 23, 1951). "Marlene Rieb of Parkston Chosen Miss South Dakota". The Daily Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jean Harper Crowned 1951 Miss Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. August 11, 1951. p. 25. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Odessa's Jamie Holcomb Named Miss Texas of 1951". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. August 6, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Utah: 'U' Co-ed Named As Queen". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 21, 1950. p. B1. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Peggy Ann Gilbert Is Crowned Miss Vermont". The Vermont Sunday News. Burlington, Vermont. June 10, 1951. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Borrowed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press (AP). August 1, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss West Virginia". Beckley Post-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. July 9, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ↑ "Patsy Seabeck selected as 'Miss Casper' Winner". The Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyoming. July 24, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Casper's Pat Seabeck Is Crowned Miss Wyoming". The Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyoming. August 23, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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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