Miss America 1951

Miss America 1951
Date	September 9, 1950 (1950-09-09)
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	54
Placements	16
Winner	Yolande Betbeze Alabama

Miss America 1951, the 24th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1950. Based on the majority of Miss America's reign occurring during the year following her coronation, the pageant began referring to her title with the upcoming year. Thus, Yolande Betbeze, who was crowned in September 1950 would be called Miss America 1951. This continued until pageant activities moved from September to January in 2006. At that point, the queen would once again have the year of her title the same as the year in which she won. That change also marked the move away from its long-time base and point of origin, Atlantic City, to its new home in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1951	Alabama - Yolande Betbeze
1st runner-up	South Dakota - Irene O’Connor
2nd runner-up	Florida - Jane Ruth Crockett
3rd runner-up	Arkansas - Mary Jennings
4th runner-up	Oklahoma - Louise O’Brien
Top 16	California - Joanne Durant Chicago - Marjorie H. Adams Connecticut - Renee Dianne Roy Washington, D.C. - Sandra Joanne Stahl Greater Philadelphia - Janice Murray Nevada - Tosca Carolyn Masini New Jersey - June Elizabeth Stephens New York City - Phyllis Anita Battleson North Carolina - Carolyn Edwards Texas - Margaret Sue Sommers Washington - Karlyne LaRae Abele
Preliminary Talent Award	South Dakota - Irene O'Conner Connecticut - Renee Dianne Roy Washington, D.C. - Sandra Joanne Stahl
Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Alabama - Yolande Betbeze Arkansas - Mary Jennings California - Joanne Durant

References

↑ United Press International (1950-09-11). "Miss America Would Rather Go To School Than Get Married". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 10.
↑ Associated Press (1950-09-11). "Brown-Haired Alabama Beauty Wins Miss America Crown". Portland Press Herald. p. 1.
↑ Associated Press (2005-08-26). "There She Isn't: Miss America Pageant Leaves Atlantic City". New York Times.
↑ "1950 Yolande Betbeze". Retrieved 2010-08-29.

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.

External links

Miss America official website

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