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Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 [1] on CBS. Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley .
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960.Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority.
In 1959, Wells was crowned Miss Nevada and represented her state in the Miss America 1960 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [4] [5]In Hollywood, Wells made her debut on The Roaring 20's and the movie The New Interns and was cast in episodes of such television series as The Joey Bishop Show, 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Cheyenne with Clint Walker, Maverick with Jack Kelly, and ...
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
To Nina, Miss America was a distant dream that would be hard to achieve because she looked a certain way. As an experienced pageant contestant, Nina was told her How Miss America overcame hate and ...
Abbie Stockard was crowned the new Miss America on January 5. The 22-year-old Auburn University student told BI how she prepared for the competition. Stockard studied a binder with 150 political ...
Fleming posing with the Miss America trophy in 1960 A native of Montague, Michigan , Fleming competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Michigan . [ 4 ] She competed in the Miss Michigan pageant as Miss White Lake.