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Who was Miss America in 1950?
Yolande Fox
Miss America 1951/Winners
Who was Miss America 2018?
Cara Mund
Miss America 2018/Winners
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields of Arkansas, officially crowned her successor Cara Mund of North Dakota as Miss America 2018 at the end of the event.
Who was the first Miss America of color?
On September 17, 1983, 20-year-old Vanessa Williams becomes the first Black woman to win the Miss America crown. Less than a year later, on July 23, 1984, Williams gave up her crown after nude photos of her surfaced.
Who was the second African American to win Miss America?
Suzette Charles (born Suzette De Gaetano), the second African American woman to hold the crown of Miss America, was born in Mays Landing, New Jersey on March 2, 1963. She is the daughter of Charles Gaetano, a businessman, and Suzette (Burroughs) Gaetano, a music teacher.
Who was first runner up in 1945 Miss America?
Miss America 1945: New York City – Bess Myerson; 1st runner-up: San Diego – Phyllis Mathis; 2nd runner-up: Birmingham – Frances Dorn; 3rd runner-up: Florida – Virginia Freeland; 4th runner-up: Minnesota – Arlene Anderson; Top 13: California – Polly Ellis; Chicago – Louise Wieland; District of Columbia – Dorothy Louise Powell; Maryland – Virginia Lee Van Sant
Who was the youngest Miss America contestant?
While the specific judging criteria for the Miss America Pageant were secret, the newspapers reported they were based on poise, personality, carriage and figure. Marion Bergeron had entered a local pageant on a lark and just weeks later ended up being the youngest (age 15) Miss America in history!
Who is the youngest Miss America?
Teresa Michelle Scanlan (born February 6, 1993) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Gering , Nebraska who was named Miss Nebraska 2010, subsequently winning Miss America 2011 at age 17 and becoming the youngest Miss America since Bette Cooper in 1937.