Mary McNulty
Mary Jane McNulty of Fort Wayne, Indiana at 22 years of age was crowned Miss Indiana 1956 (Miss America Pageant). She was prior Miss Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her talent in the Miss Fort Wayne, Miss Indiana and Miss America Pageants was soft shoe dance. While 19 Miss Indiana’s have subsequently been runners up or semi-finalists in the Miss America Pageant since 1938 and Miss Indiana Katie Stam won the Pageant to become Miss America 2009 (84th Miss America), McNulty did not place as even a semi-finalist in the national pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey or achieve other mention there.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Logansport (Indiana) Press (1921-1966), a Pharos Tribune newspaper from 1949, Tuesday, July 3, 1956, p. 5 (out of any copyright) As captioned under (AP photo.) of McNulty in gown and tiara sitting on towel on ground with legs partially extended, newspaper states “Miss Mary Jane McNulty, 22, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was named Miss Indiana June 30’ at South Bend, Ind., in the Miss Indiana contest. Miss McNulty is five feet six, 145 pounds, measures 34, 24, 36.”
- ↑ missindianapageant.com/missindianas
- ↑ Miss Fort Wayne – history
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Carolyn Turner |
Miss Indiana 1956 |
Succeeded by Gloria Rupprecht |