Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi and Miss America 1960, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)
Date
September 12, 1959
Presenters
Bert Parks
Venue
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster
CBS
Entrants
54
Placements
10
Winner
Lynda Lee Mead Mississippi
← 1959
1961 →
Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959[1] on CBS.
Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.[1]
Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant.
Dawn Wells, later to star on the television series Gilligan's Island, represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition.
^ abHerrington, Tommy (13 Sep 1959). "Lynda Mead Is Miss America To Keep Title In Mississippi". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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