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Miss America 1966
Deborah Bryant, Miss America 1966
DateSeptember 11, 1965
Presenters Bert Parks
Bess Myerson
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster CBS
Winner Deborah Bryant
Kansas Kansas
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Miss America 1966, the 39th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1965 [1] on CBS Network.

Deborah Bryant became the first Miss Kansas to win the crown. The judges for this year's pageant included actress Joan Crawford.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1966
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Award Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •   Iowa – Marie Mushro
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Alabama Linda Folsom New Brockton 20 Classical Vocal, "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Alaska Alaska Mary Ruth Nidiffer Anchorage 21 Popular Vocal, "Typically English"
Arizona Arizona Sandra Montgomery Yuma 18 Vocal, "Once in a Lifetime" & "I Love Being Here With You"
Arkansas Arkansas Rhonda Oglesby Pine Bluff 19 Popular Vocal
California California Sandra Lynne Becker Covina 18 Semi-classical Vocal, " Make Believe" Non-finalist Talent Award
Colorado Colorado Kristina Holm Denver 19 Piano, "More" from Gigi
Connecticut Connecticut Donna Scott Stratford 18 Vocal, " Someone to Watch Over Me"
Delaware Delaware Kathleen Grandell Wilmington 18 Multilingual Monologue
Florida Florida Carol Lynn Blum Miami Beach 21 Classical Vocal, "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi 3rd runner-up
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Mary Jane Yates Savannah 20 Semi-classical Vocal, " With a Song in My Heart"
Hawaii Hawaii Roberta Rosaria Conlan Honolulu 18 Monologue, "Hawaiian History"
Idaho Idaho Rhonda Hammond Boise 19 Speech on Fashion Design with Modeling Non-finalist Talent Award
Illinois Illinois Kathleen Oros Granite City 20 Popular Vocal, "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady
Indiana Indiana Eileen Smith Indianapolis 18 Vocal Medley, " The Sound of Music" & " Climb Ev'ry Mountain" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Iowa Iowa Marie Mushro Sioux City 19 Ballet en Pointe, The Dying Swan Miss Congeniality


Non-finalist Talent Award

Kansas Kansas Deborah Irene Bryant Overland Park 19 Dramatic Interpretation, "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags" Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Previously Miss Kansas World 1963

Top 7 finalist at Miss USA World 1963

Kentucky Kentucky Rebecca Snyder Owensboro 20 Dramatic Monologue, "Portrayal of the Sphinx"
Louisiana Louisiana Lynda Ferguson Shreveport 20 Semi-classical Vocal, " Italian Street Song" from Naughty Marietta Top 10
Maine Maine Ellen Margaret Fowler Old Orchard Beach 19 Vocal/Dance, "Some People"
Maryland Maryland Barbara Lynn Hamilton College Park 19 Vocal, " Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
Massachusetts Massachusetts Mabel Bendiksen New Bedford 18 Dramatic Reading & Folk Singing, "The Hazards of Nuclear Fallout" & " What Have They Done to the Rain"
Michigan Michigan Esther Lynne Smith Portage 19 Classical Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award Born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Minnesota Minnesota Jeanne Ruth St. Paul 18 Interpretive Jazz Dance to selections from West Side Story
Mississippi Mississippi Patricia Puckett Columbus 20 Vocal, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Featured performer at Miss America 1967
Missouri Missouri Lesley Fleenor Springfield 20 Vocal, " Hard Hearted Hannah"
Montana Montana Dianne Feller Helena 21 Classical Vocal, " Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly Non-finalist Talent Award
Nebraska Nebraska Karen Hansmeire Ogallala 20 Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It"
Nevada Nevada Kathryn Blaikie Carson City 18 Musical Comedy, "I'm Late" Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
New Hampshire New Hampshire Cheryl-Leigh Buffum Manchester 21 Musical Comedy Sketch, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
New Jersey New Jersey Kathleen Holmes Toms River 19 Vocal/Tap Dance, " Steppin' Out With My Baby"
New Mexico New Mexico Ellen Growden University Park 21 Dramatic Sketch, "Relationship of a Mother and Daughter"
New York (state) New York Marlene Butcher Hamburg 19 Vocal/Dance, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
North Carolina North Carolina Penelope Clark Sanford 19 Classical Ballet, "Robina"
North Dakota North Dakota Onalee Olson Fargo 19 Original Interpretive Dance, "Charleston"
Ohio Ohio Valerie Lavin Canton 20 Vocal/Dance, "I Ought to Dance"
Oklahoma Oklahoma Sandra Curtis Tulsa 20 Dramatic Reading, "Sorry Wrong Number"
Oregon Oregon Sue Pack Eugene 18 Vocal, " The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music Top 10 Joined The New Christy Minstrels in 1966


Wife of Mickey Newbury

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Judith Lynn McConnell Pittsburgh 21 Dramatic Reading from Saint Joan Non-finalist Talent Award Best known for her role in the soap opera, Santa Barbara
Rhode Island Rhode Island Maureen Manton Warwick 21 Dramatic Reading from The Diary of Anne Frank
South Carolina South Carolina Nancy Moore Aiken 18 Piano, Variations on " There She Is" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award Later married US Senator Strom Thurmond, who was 44 years her senior, in 1968
South Dakota South Dakota Nancy Sandwick Sioux Falls 19 Vocal Medley, " Wouldn't it be Loverly" & "I Could've Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady
Tennessee Tennessee Marcia Murray Paris 19 Popular Vocal, "Spellbound"
Texas Texas Mary Lou Butler Irving 19 Vocal
Utah Utah Frances Yvonne Vernon Salt Lake City 22 Original Modern Dance, "The American Pioneer Woman" Top 10
Vermont Vermont Lois Dodge Grand Isle 20 Vocal, " Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
Virginia Virginia Jean Inge Norfolk 22 Speech about Politics & Government entitled "Democracy"
Washington (state) Washington Kippy Lou Brinkman Richland 21 Harp & Tap Dance, " Night and Day" Non-finalist Talent Award
West Virginia West Virginia Lois Gay Ratcliff Bluefield 19 Dramatic Reading, " Lonesome Train" Non-finalist Talent Award
Wisconsin Wisconsin Sharon Singstock Oshkosh 20 Vocal, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Medley" 4th runner-up
Wyoming Wyoming Trudy Bower Freedom 19 Vocal, " From This Moment On"

References

  1. ^ Associated Press (1965-09-13). "From Freckles to Miss America". Miami News. p. 12B.

External links

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