Miss America 1959

Miss America 1959
Date	September 6, 1958
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	52
Placements	10
Winner	Mary Ann Mobley Mississippi

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.

Mary Ann Mobley, the first winner from Mississippi, became an actress, featured in two Elvis Presley films and many television series. Second runner-up Anita Bryant later gained fame as a singer and television spokesperson.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1959	Mississippi - Mary Ann Mobley
1st runner-up	Iowa - Joanne Lucille MacDonald
2nd runner-up	Oklahoma - Anita Bryant
3rd runner-up	California - Sandra Lee Jennings
4th runner-up	North Carolina - Betty Lane Evans
Top 10	Alabama - Lee Thornberry Arkansas - Sally Miller Connecticut - Billie June Turner Texas - Mary Neil Hendricks Utah - Janet Carolyn Secor
Preliminary Talent Award	Alabama - Lee Thornberry Connecticut - Billie June Turner Mississippi - Mary Ann Mobley
Preliminary Swimsuit Award	California - Sandra Lee Jennings Indiana - Anita Marie Hursh North Carolina - Betty Lane Evans
Miss Congeniality	Rhode Island - Ann Louise Willis

External links

Miss America official website

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