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{{Beauty pageant
{{Short description|31st Miss America pageant}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| winner = [[Marilyn Van Derbur]]
| winner = [[Marilyn Van Derbur]]
| image = Marian McKnight kisses Marilyn Van Derbur (cropped).jpg
| represented = {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Miss Colorado]]
| caption = Former Miss America 1957 [[Marian McKnight]] kisses new Miss America 1958 [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] upon her victory
| represented = {{flagicon|Colorado|1911}} [[Miss Colorado|Colorado]]
| date = September 7, 1957
| date = September 7, 1957
| presenters = [[Bert Parks]]
| presenters = [[Bert Parks]]<ref name="Tribune"/>
| entrants = 51
| entrants = 51
| placements = 10
| placements = 10
| venue = [[Boardwalk Hall]], [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]]
| venue = [[Boardwalk Hall]], [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| before = [[Miss America 1957|1957]]
}}'''Miss America 1958''', the 31st [[Miss America]] pageant, was held at the [[Boardwalk Hall]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] on September 7, 1957, on [[CBS]].
| next = [[Miss America 1959|1959]]
}}


'''Miss America 1958''', the 31st [[Miss America]] pageant, was held at the [[Boardwalk Hall]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] on September 7, 1957 on [[CBS]].<ref name="Tribune"/>


The winner, [[Marilyn Van Derbur]], who was a [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |title=Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/328643150 |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=8 Sep 1957 |page=16 |language=en}}</ref> She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.
== Results ==
*'''Miss America 1958''' {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Marilyn Van Derbur]] ([[Miss Colorado]])
*'''First runner-up:''' {{flagicon|Georgia}} Jody Elizabeth Shattuck ([[Miss Georgia]])
*'''Second runner-up:''' {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} Mary Nancy Denner ([[Miss Oklahoma]])
*'''Third runner-up:''' {{flagicon|California}} Lorna M. Anderson ([[Miss California]])
*'''Fourth runner-up:''' {{flagicon|Florida}} Dorothy Maria Steiner ([[Miss Florida]])
*Top 10 finalists: Lynn Freyse ([[Miss Arizona]]), Sara Ann Cooper ([[Miss Missouri]]), Loni Jess Gravelle ([[Miss Nevada]]), Elaine Herndon ([[Miss North Carolina]]), Judith Faye Hansen ([[Miss Oregon]])


==Results==
== External links ==

*[http://www.missamerica.org/ Miss America official website]
===Placements===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| '''Miss America 1958'''
|
* {{flag|Colorado|1911}} – [[Marilyn Van Derbur]]
|-
| 1st Runner-Up
|
* {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956|name = Georgia}} – Jody Elizabeth Shattuck<ref name="Tribune"/>
|-
| 2nd Runner-Up
|
* {{flag|Oklahoma|1941}} – Mary Nancy Denner<ref name="Tribune"/>
|-
| 3rd Runner-Up
|
* {{flag|California}} – Lorna M. Anderson<ref name="Tribune"/>
|-
| 4th Runner-Up
|
* {{flag|Florida|1900}} – Dorothy Maria Steiner<ref name="Tribune"/>
|-
| Top 10
|
* {{flag|Arizona}} – [[Lynn Borden|Lynn Freyse]]
* {{flag|Missouri}} – Sara Ann Cooper
* {{flag|Nevada|1929}} – Loni Jess Gravelle
* {{flag|North Carolina|1885}} – Elaine Herndon
* {{flag|Oregon}} – Judith Faye Hansen<ref name="Tribune"/>
|}

===Awards===
====Preliminary awards====
{| class="wikitable"
! Awards
! Contestant
|-
| '''[[Miss America award winners#Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness award|Lifestyle and Fitness]]'''
|
* {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Miss Arizona|Arizona]] - [[Lynn Borden|Lynn Freyse]]
* {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} [[Miss Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] - Jody Elizabeth Shattuck
* {{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} [[Miss North Carolina|North Carolina]] - Elaine Herndon
|-
| '''[[Miss America award winners#Preliminary talent award|Talent]]'''
|
* {{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Miss Indiana|Indiana]] - Gloria Ruth Rupprecht
* {{flagicon|Missouri}} [[Miss Missouri|Missouri]] - Sara Ann Cooper
* {{flagicon|Oregon}} [[Miss Oregon|Oregon]] - Judith Faye Hansen (tie)
* {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} [[Miss Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] - Jennie Rebecca Blatchford (tie)
|}

===Other awards===
{| class="wikitable"
! Awards
! Contestant
|-
| '''[[Miss America award winners#Miss Congeniality|Miss Congeniality]]'''
|
* {{flagicon|New Mexico}} [[Miss New Mexico|New Mexico]] - Glynnelle Hubbard
|-
|'''Non-finalist Talent'''
|
* {{Flagicon|Alabama}} [[Miss Alabama|Alabama]] - Anna Stange
* {{Flagicon|Connecticut}} [[Miss Connecticut|Connecticut]] - Susan Lightbown
* {{Flagicon|Idaho}} [[Miss Idaho|Idaho]] - Carene Clark
* {{Flagicon|Kentucky}} [[Miss Kentucky|Kentucky]] - Jane Brock
* {{Flagicon|Nebraska}} [[Miss Nebraska|Nebraska]] - Kathleen L. Nielson
* {{Flagicon|Utah}} [[Miss Utah|Utah]] - Francine Louise Felt
* {{Flagicon|Vermont}} [[Miss Vermont|Vermont]] - Joan Hewitt
|}

== Contestants ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|+
!State
!Name
!Hometown
!Age
!Talent
!Placement
!Awards
!Notes
|-
|{{Flagicon|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama|Alabama]]'''
|Anna Stange
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|
|Monologue from ''[[Mourning Becomes Electra]]''
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona|Arizona]]'''
|Lynn Freyse
|[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]
|
|Dramatic Reading from ''[[The Country Girl (1954 film)|The Country Girl]]''
|Top 10
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|Later starred in the TV series ''Hazel''
|-
|{{Flagicon|Arkansas}} '''[[Miss Arkansas|Arkansas]]'''
|Suzanne Scudder
|[[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]]
|
|Vocal
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Miss California|California]]'''
|Lorna Anderson
|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
|
|Accordion, "[[Dark Eyes (Russian song)|Dark Eyes]]"
|3rd runner-up
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Miss Canada|Canada]]'''
|Joan May Fitzpatrick
|[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Chicago}} '''[[Miss Illinois|Chicago]]'''
|Bette Lieb
|[[Chicago]]
|
|Dramatic Monologue from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado|Colorado]]'''
|Marilyn Van Derbur
|[[Denver]]
|20
|Organ, "[[Tea for Two (song)|Tea for Two]]" & "Tenderly"
|'''Winner'''
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut|Connecticut]]'''
|Susan Lightbown
|[[Fairfield, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
|
|Vocal, "[[Wouldn't It Be Loverly|Wouldn't it be Loverly]]" from ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware|Delaware]]'''
|Kathleen Ann D'Attillio
|[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilimington]]
|
|Piano
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Washington, D.C.}} '''[[Miss District of Columbia|District of Columbia]]'''
|June Cook
|[[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, VA]]
|20
|Piano, "[[Rhapsody in Blue]]"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Florida}} '''[[Miss Florida|Florida]]'''
|Dorothy Maria Steiner
|[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|
|Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage"
|4th runner-up
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} '''[[Miss Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'''
|Jody Shattuck
|[[Atlanta]]
|20
|Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from ''[[Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner]]''
|1st runner-up
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii|Hawaii]]'''
|Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|Hula
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho|Idaho]]'''
|Carene Clark
|[[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]]
|
|Classical Vocal from ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois|Illinois]]'''
|Jeannie Beacham
|[[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]]
|
|Drama, "The Great Debates"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana|Indiana]]'''
|Gloria Rupprecht
|[[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso]]
|
|Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero"
|
|Preliminary Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa|Iowa]]'''
|Carol Fleck
|[[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]]
|19
|Dance
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas|Kansas]]'''
|Georgiana Rundle
|[[Axtell, Kansas|Axtell]]
|21
|Vocal, "[[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]]" & "[[Getting to Know You (song)|Getting to Know You]]"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky|Kentucky]]'''
|Jane Brock
|[[Liberty, Kentucky|Liberty]]
|
|Piano
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Louisiana}} '''[[Miss Louisiana|Louisiana]]'''
|Beverly Leigh Norman
|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]
|
|Vocal, "My Own True Love"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine|Maine]]'''
|Carol Ann Bartels
|[[Bath, Maine|Bath]]
|
|Drama/Art
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland|Maryland]]'''
|Nancy Elizabeth Norris
|[[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]]
|
|Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]'''
|Daly Hirsch
|[[Boston]]
|
|Drama
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan|Michigan]]'''
|Valerie Strong
|[[Williamsburg, Michigan|Williamsburg]]
|
|Piano, "Brazil"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Minnesota}} '''[[Miss Minnesota|Minnesota]]'''
|Ardyce Gustafson
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]
|
|Vocal Medley from ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Mississippi}} '''[[Miss Mississippi|Mississippi]]'''
|Mary Allen
|[[Yazoo City, Mississippi|Yazoo City]]
|
|Dance & Art Presentation
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri|Missouri]]'''
|Sara Cooper
|[[Buckner, Missouri|Buckner]]
|
|Charleston Dance
|Top 10
|Preliminary Talent Award
|Daughter of [[Major League Baseball]] player, [[Walker Cooper]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska|Nebraska]]'''
|Kathleen L. Nielsen
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
|
|Dance
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|Later [[Miss Iowa USA]] 1959
|-
|{{Flagicon|Nevada}} '''[[Miss Nevada|Nevada]]'''
|Loni Gravelle
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|
|Piano, "[[Piano Concerto (Grieg)|Piano Concerto in A Minor]]" by [[Edvard Grieg]]
|Top 10
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]'''
|Holly Arnel
|[[New London, New Hampshire|New London]]
|
|Drama
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey|New Jersey]]'''
|Janet Ressler
|[[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]]
|
|Vocal
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico|New Mexico]]'''
|Glynnelle Hubbard
|[[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]]
|19
|Dance
|
|Miss Congeniality
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|New York}} '''[[Miss New York|New York]]'''
|Janet Corrigan
|[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]]
|
|Vocal, "True Love"
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|New York City}} '''[[Miss New York|New York City]]'''
|Astrid Papamichael
|[[New York City]]
|
|Vocal
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|North Carolina}} '''[[Miss North Carolina|North Carolina]]'''
|Elaine Herndon
|[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]
|
|Vocal & Dance
|Top 10
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota|North Dakota]]'''
|Helen Winje
|[[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]]
|
|Vocal
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio|Ohio]]'''
|Linda Hattman
|[[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]]
|
|Ballet
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]'''
|Mary Nancy Denner
|[[Alva, Oklahoma|Alva]]
|
|Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by [[Edna St. Vincent Millay]]
|2nd runner-up
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon|Oregon]]'''
|Judith Hansen
|[[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]]
|
|Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from ''[[La bohème|La bohéme]]''
|Top 10
|Preliminary Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]'''
|Jennie Rebecca Blatchford
|[[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]]
|
|Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]"
|
|Preliminary Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} '''[[Miss Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]'''
|Winnie Rodríguez
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]'''
|Beatrice Turek
|[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
|
|Art Display
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina|South Carolina]]'''
|Cecilia Colvert
|[[Greenwood, South Carolina|Greenwood]]
|18
|Pantomime/Vocal, "[[C'est si bon]]" by [[Eartha Kitt]]
|
|
|Mother of [[Miss South Carolina]] 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds
|-
|{{Flagicon|South Dakota}} '''[[Miss South Dakota|South Dakota]]'''
|Patricia Miller
|[[Mobridge, South Dakota|Mobridge]]
|
|Vocal
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee|Tennessee]]'''
|Amanda Lee Whitman
|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|
|Trampoline/Tumbling, "[[The Third Man Theme]]"
|
|
|Performed the first trampoline talent act in the [[Miss America]] competition
|-
|{{Flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas|Texas]]'''
|Carolyn Calvert
|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|
|Monologue from ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]''
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Utah}} '''[[Miss Utah|Utah]]'''
|Francine Louise Felt
|[[Salt Lake City]]
|
|Violin
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont|Vermont]]'''
|Joan Hewitt
|[[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]]
|
|Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music
|
|Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia|Virginia]]'''
|Rebecca Lee Edmunds
|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]
|
|Dance
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia|West Virginia]]'''
|Janice Sickle
|[[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]]
|
|Vocal & Dance
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]'''
|Joan Hentschel
|[[Wauwatosa, Wisconsin|Wauwatosa]]
|18
|Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning"
|
|
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.missamerica.org/ Miss America official website]


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Latest revision as of 16:55, 7 January 2024

Miss America 1958
Former Miss America 1957 Marian McKnight kisses new Miss America 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur upon her victory
DateSeptember 7, 1957
PresentersBert Parks[1]
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants51
Placements10
WinnerMarilyn Van Derbur
Colorado Colorado
← 1957
1959 →

Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.[1]

The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition.[1] She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.

Results[edit]

Placements[edit]

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1958
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Awards[edit]

Preliminary awards[edit]

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards[edit]

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants[edit]

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Alabama Anna Stange Birmingham Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra Non-finalist Talent Award
Arizona Arizona Lynn Freyse Tucson Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Later starred in the TV series Hazel
Arkansas Arkansas Suzanne Scudder Hot Springs Vocal
California California Lorna Anderson Sacramento Accordion, "Dark Eyes" 3rd runner-up
Canada Canada Joan May Fitzpatrick Windsor
Chicago Chicago Bette Lieb Chicago Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet
Colorado Colorado Marilyn Van Derbur Denver 20 Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" Winner
Connecticut Connecticut Susan Lightbown Fairfield Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady Non-finalist Talent Award
Delaware Delaware Kathleen Ann D'Attillio Wilimington Piano
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia June Cook Arlington, VA 20 Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue"
Florida Florida Dorothy Maria Steiner Boca Raton Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" 4th runner-up
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Jody Shattuck Atlanta 20 Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Hawaii Hawaii Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe Honolulu Hula
Idaho Idaho Carene Clark Pocatello Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus Non-finalist Talent Award
Illinois Illinois Jeannie Beacham Downers Grove Drama, "The Great Debates"
Indiana Indiana Gloria Rupprecht Valparaiso Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" Preliminary Talent Award
Iowa Iowa Carol Fleck Oskaloosa 19 Dance
Kansas Kansas Georgiana Rundle Axtell 21 Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You"
Kentucky Kentucky Jane Brock Liberty Piano Non-finalist Talent Award
Louisiana Louisiana Beverly Leigh Norman Shreveport Vocal, "My Own True Love"
Maine Maine Carol Ann Bartels Bath Drama/Art
Maryland Maryland Nancy Elizabeth Norris Silver Spring Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents"
Massachusetts Massachusetts Daly Hirsch Boston Drama
Michigan Michigan Valerie Strong Williamsburg Piano, "Brazil"
Minnesota Minnesota Ardyce Gustafson St. Paul Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady
Mississippi Mississippi Mary Allen Yazoo City Dance & Art Presentation
Missouri Missouri Sara Cooper Buckner Charleston Dance Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper
Nebraska Nebraska Kathleen L. Nielsen Lincoln Dance Non-finalist Talent Award Later Miss Iowa USA 1959
Nevada Nevada Loni Gravelle Reno Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg Top 10
New Hampshire New Hampshire Holly Arnel New London Drama
New Jersey New Jersey Janet Ressler Union Vocal
New Mexico New Mexico Glynnelle Hubbard Farmington 19 Dance Miss Congeniality
New York (state) New York Janet Corrigan Huntington Vocal, "True Love"
New York City New York City Astrid Papamichael New York City Vocal
North Carolina North Carolina Elaine Herndon Durham Vocal & Dance Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
North Dakota North Dakota Helen Winje Minot Vocal
Ohio Ohio Linda Hattman Mansfield Ballet
Oklahoma Oklahoma Mary Nancy Denner Alva Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay 2nd runner-up
Oregon Oregon Judith Hansen Astoria Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Jennie Rebecca Blatchford Hollidaysburg Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Preliminary Talent Award
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Winnie Rodríguez
Rhode Island Rhode Island Beatrice Turek Providence Art Display
South Carolina South Carolina Cecilia Colvert Greenwood 18 Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds
South Dakota South Dakota Patricia Miller Mobridge Vocal
Tennessee Tennessee Amanda Lee Whitman Nashville Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition
Texas Texas Carolyn Calvert Austin Monologue from Medea
Utah Utah Francine Louise Felt Salt Lake City Violin Non-finalist Talent Award
Vermont Vermont Joan Hewitt Brattleboro Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia Virginia Rebecca Lee Edmunds Roanoke Dance
West Virginia West Virginia Janice Sickle Fairmont Vocal & Dance
Wisconsin Wisconsin Joan Hentschel Wauwatosa 18 Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tall Colorado Blonde Is Chosen New Miss America". The Tampa Tribune. Associated Press. 8 Sep 1957. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_America_1958&oldid=1194178553"