Miss America 1942

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Miss America 1942
Date	September 12, 1942
Presenters	Bob Russell (entertainer)
Venue	Warner Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	30
Placements	10
Winner	Jo-Carroll Dennison Miss Texas

Miss America 1942, the 16th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1942. Miss Texas, Jo-Carroll Dennison won the title after winning the swimsuit and talent categories. She was the first Miss Texas to win the Miss America title.^[1]^[2]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1942	Miss Texas - Jo-Carroll Dennison
1st Runner-up	Miss Chicago - Bette Brunck
2nd Runner-up	Miss Michigan - Patricia Uline
3rd Runner-up	Miss New Jersey - Madeline Layton
4th Runner-up	Miss California - Lucille Lambert
Top 10	Miss Birmingham - Marie Lucille Duncan Miss Florida - Eileen Irma Knapp Miss Illinois - Patricia Hayes Miss Miami - Leona Fredericks Miss New York City - Annyse Diane Sherman
Miss Congeniality	Miss Mississippi - Dorothy Fox

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Titleholders Winners by state Award winners Outstanding Teen MAOT State pageants

References

↑ Associated Press (1942-09-13). "Texas Girl Crowned Miss America 1942". Reading Eagle. p. 1.
↑ Associated Press (1942-09-14). "Versatile Miss America Can Rope a Steer or Take Dictation With Equal Skill". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3.

External links

Miss America official website

Secondary sources

Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.

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