Miss America 1952, the 25th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1951. At age 25 (the maximum age that an entrant may be), Colleen Kay Hutchins is the second-oldest contestant to capture the crown (Debra Sue Maffett, Miss America 1983, is the oldest by a few months).
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss America 1952 – Colleen Kay Hutchins 1st Runner-Up – Carol Mitchell 2nd Runner-Up – Lu Long Ogburn 3rd Runner-Up – Charlotte Simmen 4th Runner-Up – Mary Elizabeth Godwin Top 10 – Adrianne Falcon – Georgia Reed – Bobbie Jene Simmons – Joyce Earle Perry – Marlene Margaret Rieb Top 15 – Jeanne Moody – Jessie Wynn Morgan – Colleen Phyllis Gallant – Jean Harper – Phyllis Lee Walker
Awards Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness - Charlotte Simmen - Lu Long Ogburn - Marlene Margaret Rieb Talent - Jeanne Moody - Lu Long Ogburn - Colleen Kay Hutchins
Other awards Awards Contestant Miss Congeniality - Claire Katherine Heen (tie) - Otilia Jimenez (tie)
Contestants
+ Title Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes AlabamaJeanne MoodyCherokee21Dramatic Skit, "Sorry, Wrong Number"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award ArkansasCharlotte SimmenLittle Rock18Vocal & Art Exhibition3rd Runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award CaliforniaPatricia LehmanSacramento25Piano CanadaMarjorie Alma KellyCourtland23 ChicagoAdrianne FalconChicago19Vocal & DanceTop 10 ColoradoJo LondonAurora20Dramatic Monologue ConnecticutBeverly BuriantBridgeport19DramaLater Miss Connecticut USA 1953 DelawareSuzanne ParrottDover18Piano District of ColumbiaJune Klein20Vocal FloridaMary Elizabeth GodwinGainesville19Pantomime, "Betty Boop"4th Runner-up GeorgiaCarol Frances TaylorAlma20MonologueGreater PhiladelphiaMargaret Mary RamsdalePhiladelphia19Vocal, "Danny Boy" HawaiiClaire Katherine HeenHonolulu18HulaMiss Congeniality IdahoPhyllis RalstinNezperce19Operatic Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier IllinoisDoris KingGranite City18Dance IndianaCarol MitchellRochesterChalk Talk & Marionette Exhibition1st Runner-up IowaNancy Jane NormanShenandoah19Vocal, "Romance" from The Desert Song KentuckyDottye NuckolsBowling Green19Vocal LouisianaJeanne ThompsonBaton Rouge19DanceLater Miss Louisiana USA 1952 & 1953, the only woman ever to compete at Miss USA twice MaineBeverly Ann EmeryAuburn19Classical Vocal from The Student Prince MarylandGeorgia ReedBaltimore20Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" from The Kissing BanditTop 10 MassachusettsMildred AlmeidaNew Bedford22Fashion Modeling MichiganDelores Maria BerruezoSt. Clair Shores19DanceFirst Latina Miss Michigan MinnesotaKatherine Rose ClarkMinneapolis 20Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust Kathryn Rose Clark, a native of La Crosse, Wis., was a student the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minn. for three years at the time of her state victory. MississippiJessie MorganNewton18BalletTop 15 MissouriCarol RomannSt. Charles19Bassoon MontanaPatricia McGintyGreat Falls20Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah NebraskaGeraldine ElsemanOmaha19Dramatic Monologue NevadaDonna Jo Ann SollarsReno21Vocal & Ukulele, "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" & "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" New HampshireColeen GallantLaconiaWater SkiingTop 15 New JerseyBernice MassiCamden18 New YorkLouise OrlandoSyracuse19Vocal New York CitySandu ScottNew York City21Vocal North CarolinaLu OgbornSmithfield19Piano, "Malagueña"2nd Runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award North DakotaMarilyn WalkerMinot19Painting Display OhioDiane HowellApple Creek22Drama OklahomaBobby Jene SimmonsOklahoma City18Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et JulietteTop 10 OregonAudrey Ann MistrettaAstoria18Vocal PennsylvaniaClare LippertTarentumVocal, "Lullaby of Broadway" Puerto RicoOtilia Jimenez MendezArecibo17Miss Congeniality South CarolinaJoyce PerryConway18Comedy Vocal, "Sewing Machine"Top 10 South DakotaMarlene RiebParkston18Baton TwirlingTop 10Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award TennesseeJean HarperMemphis19Vocal, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"Top 15Later Miss Tennessee USA 1952 and 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1952 TexasGlenda HolcombOdessa18Dramatic Monologue UtahColleen Kay HutchinsSalt Lake City25Dramatic Monologue, "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell AndersonWinnerPreliminary Talent Award VermontPeggy GilbertRutland19Dance VirginiaShirley BryantNorfolkVocal WashingtonDarlene ShafferSeattle19Dress Design West VirginiaPhyllis WalkerCharleston18DramaTop 15 WisconsinSheila MurphyMarshfield18 Monologue WyomingPatricia SeabeckCasper20Monologue
References
Secondary sources
External links Miss America official website