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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. It is also ranked among the top 100 television events of all time.
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 2022 [update] the only Miss North Carolina to be crowned Miss America .
Macel Patricia Leilani Wilson (born May 5, 1943) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1962.Previously crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1962, Wilson was the first entrant from Hawaii, first Asian American, and first woman of color to win Miss USA.
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Served the second shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only nine months: 2014: Sept. 15, 2013 Nina Davuluri [98] [99] Fayetteville: 24 Bollywood fusion dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om: First Indian American winner [98] First to perform a Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant: 2015: Sept. 14, 2014 Kira Kazantsev [100] Manhattan: 23
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.
To Nina, Miss America was a distant dream that would be hard to achieve because she looked a certain way. As an experienced pageant contestant, Nina was told her How Miss America overcame hate and ...
The Miss America pageant has been around for close to a century, but this year's event is going to be a first for the organization. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call