Miss America 1938

Miss America 1938
Date	September 10, 1938
Venue	Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	44
Placements	15
Winner	Marilyn Meseke Ohio

Miss America 1938, the 12th Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1938.^[1] The decision by the 15 judges there that Miss Ohio, Marilyn Meseke, rather than Miss California, Claire James, as Miss America surprised the audience at the event. Famous Broadway producer Earl Carroll, Murder at the Vanities, also disagreed with their choice and took the runner-up to New York City where he performed a coronation of Miss California as "the true Miss America" shortly after the official pageant. Carroll's actions resulted in widespread publicity of the incident.^[2]^[3]

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1938	Ohio - Marilyn Meseke
1st runner-up	California - Claire James
2nd runner-up	Utah - Muriel La Von Goodspeed
3rd runner-up	Asbury Park - Ruth Brady
4th runner-up	Jacksonville - Gloria Smiley
Top 15	Arizona - Ann Marie Barnett Atlanta - Alice Talton Birmingham - Mildred Marie Oxford Brooklyn - Barbara Beech Cleveland - Evelyn Dorothy Bertelsbech District of Columbia - Dorothy Mae Parker Empire State - Elissa Barbara Winston Fort Lauderdale - Mary Jane Thomas Indiana - Helen Marie Emly Philadelphia - Kathryn “Kay” Frances Buckley

↑ "'Beautiful But Dumb' Legend Haunts Miss America 1938". Chester Times. 1938-09-12. p. 7.
↑ Associated Press (1938-09-12). "Producer Carroll Differs in Choice of Miss America". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. p. 5.
↑ Associated Press Wire Photo (1938-09-12). "Meet Miss America - Both of 'Em". Oakland Tribune. p. 5.

Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.

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