Miss America 1957, the 30th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1956, on ABC.
Marian McKnight became the first Miss South Carolina to take the crown. She was crowned by Miss America 1956, Sharon Kay Ritchie.
Results
Placements
Placement Contestant Miss America 1957 – Marian McKnight 1st Runner-Up – Margo Lucey 2nd Runner-Up – Anne Ariail 3rd Runners-Up (tie) – Barbara Patricia Hilgenberg – Mary Ann McGrew Top 10 – Joan Colleen Beckett – Dorothy Germaine Moreau – Sandra Jean Stuart – Jere Wright – Jewel Frast Smerage
Awards
Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness California - Joan Colleen Beckett Hawaii - Jere Wright Chicago - Sandra Jean Stuart Talent Alabama - Anne Ariail Arkansas - Barbara Banks Nebraska - Diane Knotek
Other awards Awards Contestant Miss Congeniality Vermont - Sandra SimpsonNon-finalist Talent Iowa - Martha Barsness Louisiana - Bobbie Chachere Michigan - Shirley Swanson Nebraska - Diane Knotek Pennsylvania - Lorna Ringler Virginia - Rebecca Richardson Wisconsin - Lynn Byron Holden
References
External links Miss America official website