| Miss America 1970 | |
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| Date | September 6, 1969 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Pamela Eldred Michigan |
Miss America 1970, the 43rd Miss America, pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1969[1] on NBC Network.
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Semi-finalists:
The Miss America 1970 delegates:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Ann Fowler | Birmingham | Former Alabama's Junior Miss 1966; Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||||
| Alaska | Gwenn Gregg | Anchorage | |||||
| Arizona | Kathleen Ennis | Tucson | |||||
| Arkansas | Marilyn Allen | North Little Rock | |||||
| California | Susan Ellen Anton | Yucaipa | 2nd runner-up (tie) | Actress, best known for her role as "Susan Williams" in the various Stop Susan Williams!-related television series and television movies. Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |||
| Colorado | Adria Easton | Boulder | Top 10 | Performed in the Miss America USO Troupe | |||
| Connecticut | Carol Jean Norval | Stafford Springs | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||||
| Delaware | Margo Ewing | Wilmington | Served as a Delaware State Senator | ||||
| Florida | Lynne Edea Topping | Marco Island | |||||
| Georgia | Marilyn Olley | Marietta | |||||
| Hawaii | Sheryl Hung Lan Lokelani Akaka | Honolulu | Top 10 | ||||
| Idaho | Diana Hopperstad | Twin Falls | |||||
| Illinois | Dulcie Scripture | Elgin | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
| Indiana | Jill Jackson | Anderson | |||||
| Iowa | Lois Koth | Alta | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
| Kansas | Margo Sue Schroeder | Hillsboro | |||||
| Kentucky | Louisa Flook | Richmond | |||||
| Louisiana | Sharon Branaman | New Iberia | |||||
| Maine | Kirsten Elizabeth Bell | Caribou | |||||
| Maryland | Margaret Elaine Mackle | Cecilton | |||||
| Massachusetts | Georgina Hossfeld | Burlington | Top 10 | ||||
| Michigan | Pamela Eldred | Birmingham | Miss America 1970 | ||||
| Minnesota | Judy Mendenhall | Edina | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| Mississippi | Jane Foshee | Hattiesburg | Previously Mississippi's Junior Miss 1967 | ||||
| Missouri | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin | Non-Finalist Talent | ||||
| Montana | Jeanne Meek | Bridger | |||||
| Nebraska | Jane Deliese Briggeman | Seward | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| Nevada | Karen Wastun | Yerington | |||||
| New Hampshire | Catherine Zanichkowsky | Nashua | |||||
| New Jersey | Cheryl Carter | Matawan | 2nd runner-up (tie) | ||||
| New Mexico | Pat Brummett | Hobbs | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| New York | Linda Trybus | Snyder | Top 10 | ||||
| North Carolina | Patricia Johnson | Winston-Salem | Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |||
| North Dakota | Charlene Seifert | Gascoyne | |||||
| Ohio | Katherine Baumann | Bowling Green | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit; Preliminary Talent | Aunt of Miss Ohio 1999 Tiffany Baumann | ||
| Oklahoma | Jeanne Gambrell | Tulsa | |||||
| Oregon | Margie Elaine Huhta | Astoria | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Trudy Lee Pedersen | Etters | |||||
| Rhode Island | Jeanne Bursley | Barrington | |||||
| South Carolina | Brantlee Price | Newberry | |||||
| South Dakota | Nancy Nickelson | Belle Fourche | |||||
| Tennessee | Mary Cox | Johnson City | Non-finalist Talent | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |||
| Texas | Dana Dowell | White Oak | |||||
| Utah | Susan Nielson | Salt Lake City | |||||
| Vermont | Barbara Schmitt | South Hero | |||||
| Virginia | Sydney Lewis | Hampton | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
| Washington | Marsha Covey | Moses Lake | |||||
| West Virginia | Judith Shoup | Gibsonia, Pennsylvania | Non-finalist Talent Award | Won Miss West Virginia while attending West Virginia University | |||
| Wisconsin | Cindy Morgan | Janesville | |||||
| Wyoming | Sandra Grim | Casper |
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