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Miss America 1959, the 32nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1958 on CBS. [ 1 ] Mary Ann Mobley , the first winner from Mississippi, became an actress, featured in two Elvis Presley films and many television series.
She and her husband Gary Collins played Dr. and Mrs. Diller on The Love Boat S2 E6 "Ship of Ghouls" (1978). From 1984 to 1988, Mobley joined Collins in co-hosting the Pillsbury Bake-Off on CBS. [5] She appeared in the documentary film Miss America, which PBS aired as the January 27, 2002, episode of American Experience. [6]
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Summer dresses of 1958 are sleeveless with high, wide "boat" necklines, Dresden. Suit and pillbox hat in an Argentine fashion spread from 1958. Princess Alexandra in a Princess Ballgown styled evening dress, 1959. Newspaper photo of "Miss Beatnik" contestants in Venice, California, 1959. Women wearing swimsuits in vacation in Hungary 1960.
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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 ›
After winning the Miss California USA crown, Huntingdon went on to become California's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. [7] She was the first Miss USA to win the title at a pageant held in her home state. [8] She was second runner-up in the Miss Universe 1959 pageant. [citation needed]
And one of Carlson’s main orders of business for Miss America when she arrived in 2018 was to do away with the swimsuit competition, which was the original basis for the pageant when it began in ...