Rosemary LaPlanche

Rosemary E. LaPlanche (October 11, 1923^[1]–May 6, 1979) was Miss America in 1941.

LaPlanche, from Los Angeles, California, was Miss California in both 1940 and 1941. A new rule after her victory disallowed contestants from competing at the national level more than once.^[2] She also had an active career as a movie actress.

LaPlanche had a sister named Louise La Planche. Her measurements were 34-24-36, and height was 5' 5½" (1.66 m). . She was married to Harry Koplan from 1947 until his death in 1973, and had two children: a daughter Carol and son Terry.

Rosemary LaPlanche—Miss America 1941—was first-runner up in the 1940 pageant. The rules were changed shortly thereafter to ensure that contestants could only compete once (at the national level) for the Miss America title.

References

1. ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=cabirth1905&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=rosemary&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=laplanche&gsln_x=XO&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=XO&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msmns0_x=1&gskw_x=1&uidh=ef9&=m&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1041316&recoff=1+3. Retrieved October 25, 2010. 
2. ^ "Miss America History 1941". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20060923040424/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1941.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-30. 

External links

• Rosemary LaPlanche at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosemary LaPlanche at Find a Grave