Miss America Semi-Finalists
(1921-1955)

1921-MARGARET GORMAN
OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

2. Kathryn Gearon of Camden, New Jersey
1922-MARY KATHERINE CAMPBELL
OF COLUMBUS, OHIO

2. Sue Burton of Nashville, Tennessee
3. Dorothy Hughes of New York

1923-MARY KATHERINE CAMPBELL
OF COLUMBUS, OHIO

2. Ethelda Bernice Kenvin of Brooklyn, New York
3. Heather Eunice Walker of Coney Island, New York
4. Charlotte Nash of St. Louis, Missouri
5. Marion Green of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Semi-Finalists:
Mary Jane Clark of Cleveland, Ohio
Genevieve Mambourg of Columbus, Ohio
Betty Grening of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Mallory of Memphis, Tennessee
Mary Dean Overly of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Katherine Floyd of Pensacola, Florida
Loretta Lucille La Flamme of Providence, Rhode Island
Jane Ondek of Reading, Pennsylvania
Violet Regal of San Francisco, California
Constance Crosby of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lorraine Bunch of Washington, D.C.
1924-RUTH MALCOLMSON
OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

2. Mary Katherine Campbell,
Miss America 1922 and 1923
3. Fay Lanphier of Santa Cruz, California
Finalists:
Margaret Leigh of Chicago, Illinois
Lillian Knight of Los Angeles, California
Beatrice Roberts of Manhattan, New York
Semi-Finalists:
Estelle Bradley of Atlanta, Georgia
Emily Borbach of Cape May, New Jersey
Margie Booth of Greater New York
Hoboken, New York
Clara Koehler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Louise Moore of New Orleans, Louisiana
Edith Becker of Newark, New Jersey
Willie Mae Stockton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Helen Gould Sweeney of Washington, D.C.
Pauline James of Youngstown, Ohio

1925-FAY LANPHIER OF CALIFORNIA
2. Adrienne Dore of Los Angeles, California
Finalists:
Laurice McFarland of Biloxi, Mississippi
Edith Higgins of Bronx, New York
Elsie Connor of Cleveland, Ohio
Jane Porter of Detroit, Michigan
Frances M. Glowaski of Jersey City, New Jersey
Madeline O'Laughlin of Louisville, Kentucky
Ruth Wooddall of Miami, Florida
Lucille McGinnity of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Beatrice Roberts of New York
Helen Corcoran of Newark, New Jersey
Myrtle Roach of Omaha, Nebraska
Mildred Walker of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fern Jackson of Syracuse, New York
1926-NORMA SMALLWOOD
OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA

2. Marjory Joesting of Washington
Finalists:
Florence Harriet Green of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Rosebud Blondell of Dallas, Texas
Delores Conrad of Denver, Colorado
Ruth K. Patterson of Greater New York
Marguerite Jordan of Kansas City, Missouri
Joyce Jean Hurd of Lansing, Michigan
Mildred Morlock of Newark, New Jersey
Eleanor V. Reid of Norfolk, Virginia
Evelynne Jeanne Crowell of Orange, New Jersey
Anna Mae Reefer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Corinne Groves of St. Louis, Missouri
Leone Natalie Fengler of Seattle, Washington
Catherine Kennedy of Yonkers, New York

1927-LOIS DELANDER OF ILLINOIS
2. Moselle Ransome of Dallas, Texas
Finalists:
Anne Howe of Hammond, Indiana
Kathleen Coyle of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Virginia Howard of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Semi-Finalists:
Charlotte Loew of Battle Creek, Michigan
Ethel Labla Pierre of Boston, Massachusetts
Beatrice Wiezel of California
Claudia Harvin of Charleson, South Carolina
Lillian Ward of Huntington, West Virginia
Freida Louise Mierse of New York
Carolyn Pierson of Newark, New Jersey
Ruby Smith of Oakland, California
Martha E. Hick of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Dorothea Ditmer of Rochester, Pennsylvania
1928-NO PAGEANT
1929-NO PAGEANT
1930-NO PAGEANT
1931-NO PAGEANT
1932-NO PAGEANT


1933-MARIAN BERGERON
OF CONNECTICUT

2. Blanche McDonald of California
3. Florence Meyers of New York
4. Evangeline Glidwell of Virginia
Semi-Finalists:
District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan
Dorothy Eley of Mississippi
Missouri
Gertrude Christman of New Jersey
Corinne Porter of Ohio
Geraldine Glassman of Pennsylvania
Washington
Mildred Fetty of West Virginia
Mari Huebner of Wisconsin

1934-NO PAGEANT

1935-HENRIETTA LEAVER
OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

2. Edna Smith of Missouri
3. Jean M. Megerle of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Mary Dillinger of Burlington, New Jersey
Virginia Dunham of California
Elizabeth Hull of Florida
Margaretta S. Kling of New Haven, Connecticut
Helen Keaser of Norristown, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Koehler of Pensgrove, New Jersey
Jean McCool of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lenore Pollack of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Helen L. Clum of Washington, D.C.


1936-ROSE VERONICA COYLE
OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

2. Phyllis Hume Dobson of California
3. Tillie Theodora Cecilia Grey of Connecticut
4. Arlene Causey of Cook County, Illinois
5. Gloria Levings of Birmingham, Alabama
Semi-Finalists:
Tommy Peck of Alabama
Jean M. Megerle of Blue Grass (Kentucky)
Evelyn Townley of Buckeye Lake, Ohio
Elaine Miller of Chester, Pennsylvania
Patricia Allen Green of Corpus Christi, Texas
Charlet Hiteman of Kentucky
Edna Jones of New Hampshire
Bonnie Boyle of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anna Julia Zaker of Reading, Pennsylvania
Dolores Taylor of Virginia
1937-BETTE COOPER
OF BERTRAND ISLAND, NEW JERSEY

2. Alice Emerick of Texas
3. Ruth McLean Covington of North Carolina
4. Phyllis Randall of California (tie)
4. Irmigard Dietel of Miami, Florida (tie)
Semi-Finalists:
Lucia Benton of Kansas
Claire Nevulis of Massachusetts
Jean Fadden of Ohio
Frances L. Sultan of Virginia
Evelyn Raye of Westchester County, New York
Helen Fleiss of Bronx, New York
Evelyn Townley of Buckeye Lake, Ohio
Betty Hunneycutt of Charlotte, North Carolina
Grace Travis of New York City, New York
Gertrude Miller of New Orleans, Louisiana
Wauneta Bates of St. Louis, Missouri


1938-MARILYN MESEKE OF OHIO
2. Claire James of California
3. Muriel LaVon Goodspeed of Utah
4. Ruth Brady of Ashbury Park, New Jersey
5. Gloria Smiley of Jacksonville, Florida
Semi-Finalists:
Anna Barnett of Arizona
Alice Talton of Atlanta, Georgia
Mildred Marie Oxford of Birmingham, Alabama
Barbara Beech of Brooklyn, New York
Evelyn Bertels Beck of Cleveland, Ohio
Elissa Winston of Empire State (New York)
Mary Jane Thomas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Helen Emly of Indiana
Kathryn Buckley of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dorothy Mae Parker of Washington, D.C.
1939-PATRICIA DONNELLY OF MICHIGAN
2. Bettye Cornelia Averyt of Oklahoma
3. Annamae Schoonover of Washington
4. Marguerite Louise Skliris of California
5. Rosa Marie Elliott of Virginia
Semi-Finalists:
Rose Magrill of Florida
Marion Rudeen of Minnesota
Margo Lundgren of New Jersey
Margaret Wood of North Carolina
Charmayne Smith of Texas
Florine Holt of Birmingham, Alabama
Ethel Lobdell of Chicago, Illinois
Clare E. Foley of Eastern New York
Irmigard Dietel of Miami, Florida
Louise Fletchner of Sun Valley, Idaho


1940-FRANCES MARIE BURKE
OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

2. Rosemary La Planche of California
3. Monnie Drake of Michigan
4. Polly Connors of Massachusetts
5. Dorothy Slatten of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Peggy Insolo of Delaware
Mildred Irene Saha of Eastern Pennsylvania
Juanita Wright of Huntington, West Virginia
Mitzi Strother of Miami, Florida
Virginia Morrison of Missouri
Kay Kittendorf of Montana
Ada Martyne Wood of Oklahoma
1941-ROSEMARY LA PLANCHE
OF CALIFORNIA

2. Roselle Marie Hannon of Western Pennsylvania
3. Jean Fidelis Cavanaugh of Washington, D.C.
4. Lillian Helen O'Donnell of West Chester, New York
5. Joey Augusta Paxton of North Carolina
Semi-Finalists:
Virginia MacGraw of Birmingham, Alabama
Mitzi Strother of Florida
Esther Shepard of Georgia
Dorothy Slatten of Kentucky
Gerry Marcoux of Michigan
Grace De Witt of New York City, New York
Janice Sulzman of Ohio
Mifaunwy Shunatona of Oklahoma
Jacquelyn McWin of Virginia
Betty Miller of Wisconsin


1942-JO-CARROLL DENNISON OF TEXAS
2. Bette Brunk of Chicago, Illinois
3. Patricia Uline Hill of Michigan
4. Madeline Layton of New Jersey
5. Lucille Lambert of California
Semi-Finalists:
Marie Duncan of Birmingham, Alabama
Eileen Knapp of Florida
Patricia Hayes of Illinois
Leona Fredericks of Miami, Florida
Annyse Sherman of New York City, New York
1943-JEAN BARTEL OF CALIFORNIA
2. Muriel Elizabeth Smith of Florida
3. Helena Frances Mack of Boston, Massachusetts
4. Milena Mae Miller of New York City, New York
5. Dixie Lou Rafter of Washington, D.C.
Semi-Finalists:
Dorris Jeanne Love of Arkansas
Marjorie Nelson of Chicago, Illinois
Florence Mary Hunton of Minnesota
Kathleen Harris of New Jersey
Emma Hammermeister of Western Pennsylvania


1944-VENUS RAMEY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
2. Paulina McKevitt of Boston, Massachusetts
3. Virginia Warlen of Florida
4. Elaine Steinbach of Chicago, Illinois
5. Betty Jane Rase of Birmingham, Alabama
Semi-Finalists:
Betty June King of Illinois
Bernell Bush of Miami, Florida
Beverly Bennett of Michigan
Patricia Ann Cummings of Minnesota
Betty Jo Dazey of New York City, New York
Margie Dorie of Pennsylvania
1945-BESS MYERSON OF NEW YORK CITY,
NEW YORK

2. Phyllis Mathis of San Diego, California
3. Frances Dorn of Birmingham, Alabama
4. Virginia Freeland of Florida
5. Arlene Anderson of Minnesota
Semi-Finalists:
Pony Ellis of California
Lee Wieland of Chicago, Illinois
Virginia Van Sant of Maryland
Dorothy Johnson of North Carolina
Gloria Bair of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lee Henson of Tennessee
Polly Below of Texas
Dorothy Powell of Washington, D.C.


1946-MARILYN BUFERD OF CALIFORNIA
2. Rebecca Jane McCall of Arkansas
3. Jane Miller of Atlanta, Georgia
4. Marguerite Ellen McClelland of Louisiana
5. Armelia Carol Ohmart of Utah
Semi-Finalists:
Cloris Leachman of Chicago, Illinois
LaVonne Bond of Cincinnati, Ohio
Joan Elizabeth Turner of Connecticut
Jacquelyn Marie Jennings of Florida
Patricia Anne Frye of Illinois
Patricia Alden Fenton of Louisville, Kentucky
Violet Mellar of New York
Eileen Henry of New York City, New York
Eleanor D. Kramer of Pennsylvania
Norma Lee Salisbury of West Virginia
Antoine Bernice Lunde of Wisconsin
1947-BARBARA JO WALKER
OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

2. Elaine Mary Campbell of Minnesota
3. Margaret Marshall of Canada
4. Peggy Jane Elder of Alabama
5. Laura Jean Emery of California
Semi-Finalists:
Wanda Jo Law of Arizona
Evelyn L. Murray of Kentucky
Pepper Donna Shore of Miami Beach, Florida
Delores Mendes of New Jersey
Raven Malone of New York City, New York
Jo Ann Amorde of Oregon
Lillian Handford of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Georgia Jean Cuningham of Tennessee
Joan Elizabeth Estep of West Virginia
Dorothy June McKay of Wyoming


1948-BEBE SHOPP OF MINNESOTA
2. Carol Held of Wyoming
3. Martha Ann Ingram of Alabama
4. Vera Ralston of Kansas
5. Donna Jane Briggs of Oklahoma
Semi-Finalists:
Jerry Long of Atlanta, Georgia
Louise June Nettleton of Chicago, Illinois
Doris Evelyn Johnson of Detroit, Michigan
Rosemary Carpenter of Florida
Barbara Louise Laughton of Massachusetts
Lois Jeanette Walsh of Memphis, Tennessee
Patti Anne Luer of Montana
Connie Inge Ronde of New York City, New York
Joyce Davis of Oregon
Marilyn Robinson of Utah
1949-JACQUE MERCER OF ARIZONA
2. Katherine Wright of Mississippi
3. Trudy Germi of Illinois
4. Sylvia Canaday of Colorado
5. Jone Ann Pederson of California
Semi-Finalists:
Barbara Jean Brothers of Arkansas
Margaret Lynn Munn of Canada
Teresa Giorgian of Chicago, Illinois
Bee Jay Johnson of Hawaii
Shirley Nan Hargiss of Kansas
Delores Jean Motter of Michigan
Gloria Yvonne Burkhard of Minnesota
Betty Jane Crowley of New Jersey
Loreen Ellen Osgood of New York City, New York
Phyllis Ann Kessler of Wisconsin


1950-TITLE POST-DATED
(Miss America 1951 was crowned in 1950)


1951-YOLANDE BETBEZE OF ALABAMA
2. Irene O'Connor of South Dakota
3. Janet Ruth Crockett of Florida
4. Mary Jennings of Arkansas
5. Louise O'Brien of Oklahoma
Semi-Finalists:
Joanne Durant of California
Marjorie H. Adams of Chicago, Illinois
Renee Roy of Connecticut
Sandra Joanne Stahl of the District of Columbia
Tosca Carolyn Masini of Nevada
June Elizabeth Stephens of New Jersey
Phyllis Anita Battleson of New York City, New York
Carolyn Edwards of North Carolina
Janice Murray of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Margaret Sue Sommers of Texas
Karlyne Abele of Washington
1952-COLLEEN KAY HUTCHINS OF UTAH
2. Carol Mitchell of Indiana
3. Lu Long Osborn of North Carolina
4. Charlotte Rosalie Simmen of Arkansas
5. Mary Elizabeth Godwin of Florida
Semi-Finalists:
Adrienne Falcon of Chicago, Illinois
Georgia Reed of Maryland
Bobby Gene Simmons of Oklahoma
Joyce E. Perry of South Carolina
Marlene Margaret Rieb of South Dakota


1953-NEVA JANE LANGLEY OF GEORGIA
2. Ann Marie Garnier of Indiana
3. Jeanne Shores of California
4. Gwen Harmon of Alabama
5. Jo Hoppe of Chicago, Illinois
Semi-Finalists:
Beverly Kathleen Rivera of Hawaii
Barbara Frances Barker of Louisiana
Joan Elizabeth Kayne of New York City, New York
Patricia Mary Hunt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary Kemp Griffin of South Carolina
1954-EVELYN MARGARET AY
OF PENNSYLVANIA

2. Joan Cecelia Kaible of New York City, New York
3. Anne Lee Ceglia of Virginia
4. Virginia McDavid of Alabama
5. Susanne Dugger of Mississippi
Semi-Finalists:
Patricia Ann Johns of California
Lois Ann Alava of Delaware
Patti Elaine Throop of Oregon
Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina
Elaine Holkenbrink of Wyoming


1955-LEE MERIWETHER OF CALIFORNIA
2. Ann Gloria Daniel of Florida
3. Polly Rankin Suber of South Carolina
4. Barbara Sue Nager of Pennsylvania
5. Janice Hutton Somers of Michigan
Semi-Finalists:
Marilyn Tate of Alabama
Regina Dombeck of Chicago, Illinois
Linda Weisbrod of the District of Columbia
Barbara Maxine Quinlan of Ohio
Gerry Johnson of Tennessee

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