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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.
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
This is a list of U.S. weekly (or smallest available unit for time period) television ratings archives from 1948 through 1997. (Primarily Nielsen ratings) . National Nielsen ratings for United States television viewing began in March 1950.
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
Vintage photos of Miss America winners through the years. Rachel Reeves. September 7, 2018 at 1:26 PM. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. ... Good Morning America.
She was the Miss America preliminary competition swimsuit winner, and her overseas tour included visits to 31 Army hospitals and Servicemen's Clubs. For the talent competition, she tap danced to a recording of herself singing “Somebody Loves Me.” [ 5 ] She remains as of 2025 [update] the only Miss North Carolina to be crowned Miss America .
Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer (born August 20, 1942) is an American actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Ohio 1962 and Miss America 1963 [1] and currently travels the United States as a motivational speaker, noted for her recovery from a near-fatal stroke suffered at age 28.
In response to the controversy, the Miss America Organization gave Williams 72 hours to resign from her position. In that time, Williams publicly experienced a full gamut of emotions.