Miss America 1962, the 35th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1961, and was broadcast on CBS.
According to Nielsen ratings, the pageant is the highest rated Miss America telecast on record. It is also ranked among the top 100 television events of all time. Maria Fletcher became the first entry representing North Carolina to win the crown.
MissAmerica1962, the 35th MissAmerica pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1961, and was broadcast on...
Hawaii as Miss USA 1962. It is the first victory of Hawaii in the pageant's history. Wilson is also the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA....
MissAmerica 1963, the 36th MissAmerica pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1962 and was broadcast on...
Miss World 1962 was the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was...
MissAmerica is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty...
former Miss North Carolinas (the oldest being Miss North Carolina 1946, Trudy Riley Kearny) coming to the week's events, including MissAmerica1962, Maria...
The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the MissAmerica pageant. Arkansas has won the...
Maria Beale Fletcher (born June 23, 1942) is an American beauty pageant contestant who was MissAmerica1962. Fletcher was born to dancing duo Charles "Beale"...
The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC)...
Miss Alabama 1950 and MissAmerica 1951 Heather Whitestone, Miss Alabama 1994 and MissAmerica 1995 Deidre Downs, Miss Alabama 2004 and MissAmerica 2005...
The Ole Miss riot of 1962 (September 30 – October 1, 1962), also known as the Battle of Oxford, was a violent disturbance that occurred at the University...
winner was Miss Canada 1992 Nicole Dunsdon from British Columbia. Between 1947 and 1962, the Miss Canada Pageant sent delegates to the MissAmerica pageant...
The Miss Missouri competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Missouri in the MissAmerica pageant. Ashley Berry...
Miss USA World 1962 was the 1st edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in the Huntington Field House in Huntington, West Virginia and was...
The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the MissAmerica competition. Two Miss Utah titleholders...
the Miss World USA during its existence from 1958 to 1977. From 1958 to 1961, the winner of Miss United States competed at Miss World. Then from 1962 to...
The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the MissAmerica pageant. Michigan has won the...
MissAmerica 1964, the 37th MissAmerica pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1963 and was broadcast on...
The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the MissAmerica competition. The pageant began in Santa Cruz...
The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the MissAmerica pageant; three...
the Miss Ohio Pageant at the old Ohio Theatre from 1959 through 1962. After Jacquelyn Mayer, Miss Ohio 1962, was crowned MissAmerica 1963, the Miss Ohio...
The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the MissAmerica pageant. Women from Minnesota...
replacement for Miss Teenage America, and first held in 1983. Miss Teenage America1962 - Diane Lynne Cox (Richmond, VA) Miss Teenage America 1963 - Darla...
The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the MissAmerica pageant. Kennedy Taylor was...
Miss Kentucky competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the MissAmerica pageant. Only once has a Miss Kentucky...
Miss Rodeo America is an annual pageant to select the official spokesperson for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The Miss Rodeo America 2024...
MissAmerica 1961, the 34th MissAmerica pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1960, on CBS. The telecast...
were former teens. Only four Miss Maryland USA has competed at MissAmerica. From 2006 to 2008, each woman who won Miss Maryland USA was the previous...
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