Miss America 1959, the 32nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1958 on CBS.[1]
Mary Ann Mobley, the first winner from Mississippi, became an actress, featured in two Elvis Presley films and many television series. Second runner-up Anita Bryant later gained fame as a singer and television spokesperson.
^"Mississippi Miss Wins Title of Miss America". The Brownsville Herald. UPI. 7 September 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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