Miss America 1944
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| Miss America 1944 | |
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| Date | September 9, 1944 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Warner Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 33 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Venus Ramey Washington, D.C. District of Columbia |
Miss America 1944, the 18th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1944. Venus Ramey, Miss District of Columbia won the title and also received swimsuit and talent preliminary awards.[1] One of the five finalists, Betty Jane Rase, who would become known as B. J. Baker, was a backup singer for many top recording artists, and also was one of the wives of actor Mickey Rooney.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1944 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12 |
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness | |
| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
Contestants
| Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Award | Notes |
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| Arkansas Arkansas | Mineola Graham | Brinkley | |||||
| Atlanta Atlanta | Mary Ann Linane | ||||||
| Birmingham | Betty Jane Rase | Birmingham | Vocal Medley, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier & "Lover, Come Back to Me" | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Preliminary Talent Award |
Later known as B.J. Baker, a back-up singer for many recording artists. | |
| Boston Boston | Paulina McKevitt | Boston | Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" | 1st Runner-up | |||
| California California | Shirley Ballard | Los Angeles | Top 12 | ||||
| Chicago Chicago | Elaine Steinbach | Chicago | Vocal, "You'll Never Know" | 3rd Runner-up | |||
| Columbia | Gloria Mae Grisso | Columbia | |||||
| Connecticut Connecticut | Barbara Fisher | East Hartford | |||||
| Delaware Delaware | Jacquelyn Vasseur | Wilmington | |||||
| Detroit | Iora June Victor | Detroit | Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" | Grandmother of Miss Michigan 2007 & Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund | |||
| Washington, D.C. District of Columbia | Venus Ramey | 19 | Vocal in English and Spanish & Dance, "Take It Easy" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Preliminary Talent Award |
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| Florida Florida | Virginia Warlen | Violin, "Intermezzo" | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Preliminary Talent Award |
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| Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia | Trudie Hayward | Atlanta | |||||
| Illinois Illinois | Betty June King | Bloomington | Acrobatic Dance, "Stardust" | Top 12 | |||
| Kansas Kansas | Grace Louise Pittman | Wichita | |||||
| Maryland Maryland | Audrey Klingenberg | Baltimore | |||||
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | Lucille Descoteau | Lowell | |||||
| Miami Miami | Vernell Bush | Miami | Vocal, "It Had to be You" | Top 12 | |||
| Michigan Michigan | Beverly Bennett | Detroit | Vocal, "Stormy Weather" | Top 12 | |||
| Minnesota Minnesota | Patricia Cummings | Minneapolis | Hula | Top 12 | |||
| Mississippi Mississippi | Sarah Topp | Tupelo | |||||
| New Hampshire New Hampshire | Jackie Edson | Plaistow | |||||
| New Jersey New Jersey | Janice Hansen | Union City | |||||
| New Orleans New Orleans | Wilhelmina Hoffman | New Orleans | |||||
| New York (state) New York | Bobby MacAdam | Brooklyn | |||||
| New York City New York City | Betty Jo Dazey | New York City | Vocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star" | Top 12 | |||
| North Carolina North Carolina | Betsy Marie Dalton | Winston-Salem | |||||
| Ohio Ohio | Madeline Bohanon | Cincinnati | |||||
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Margie Dorie | Pittsburgh | Vocal, "Big Boy Blue" | Top 12 | |||
| Philadelphia Philadelphia | Itha Duerrhammer | Philadelphia | Vocal & Dance | ||||
| South Carolina South Carolina | Virginia Owens | Columbia | |||||
| Tennessee Tennessee | Marian Weller | Chattanooga | Vocal, "Someday I'll Find You" | ||||
| Texas Texas | Joyce Courrege | Orange | Comedic Monologue | Miss Congeniality | |||
| West Virginia West Virginia | Sharon Allyson Scott |
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References
- ↑ International News Service (1944-09-11). "Venus Ramey, 1944 Beauty Queen, Planning On Retirement To Farm". Port Arthur News. p. 2.
Secondary sources
- Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.