Miss America 1960

Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 on CBS.

Miss America 1960
DateSeptember 12, 1959
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants54
Placements10
WinnerLynda Lee Mead
Mississippi

Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.

Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant.

Dawn Wells, later to star on the television series Gilligan's Island, represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition.

Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  • Hawaii - Gordean Leilehua Lee
Non-finalist Talent

Contestants
State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Betty Lindstrom Birmingham 19 Dramatic Reading, "Miss Quiss" Non-finalist Talent Award
Alaska Alansa Carr Ketchikan 20 Dramatic Reading
Arizona Patricia Allebrand Yuma 18 Modern Dance, "Interpretation of Rejected Love" 4th runner-up
Arkansas Suzanne Jackson North Little Rock 19 Vocal Medley from The King and I
California Susan Bronson San Lorenzo 19 Modern Dance, "An American in Spain" 3rd runner-up
Canada Rosemary Catherine Kreenan Fredericton Top 10
Chicago Carol Rubin Chicago 18 Modern Jazz Dance
Colorado Marlinda Mason Denver 20 Dramatic Reading
Connecticut Diana Klug Torrington 21 Speech on Fashion Designing, Presentation of Original Designs, & Tractor Driving Preliminary Talent Award
Delaware Ester Olney Newark 18 Vocal
District of Columbia Virginia Pailes Hyattsville, MD 21 Vocal, "It All Depends on You" Preliminary Talent Award
Florida Nancy Rae Purvis Bradenton 18 Dramatic Monologue
Georgia Kayanne Shoffner Calhoun 19 Dramatic Reading
Hawaii Gordean Leilehua Lee Honolulu 20 Hula Miss Congeniality
Idaho Tamara Ashby Burley 18 Original Interpretive Ballet
Illinois Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson Chicago 21 Vocal, "Hello, Young Lovers" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Indiana Barbara Kummer Valparaiso 20 Impersonations of Television Personalities
Iowa Jacquelyn Baker Grinnell 20 Modern Interpretive Dance
Kansas Sharon O'Neal Kansas City 18 Dramatic Interpretation Non-finalist Talent Award
Kentucky Carol Brown Whitesburg 19 Dramatic Reading
Louisiana Mary Mills Hawkins Lake Providence 22 Piano
Maine Linda Mills Lewiston 18 Dramatic Reading
Maryland Marie Lorraine True Phoenix 19 Vocal/Tap Dance from The Best Things in Life are Free
Massachusetts Sharon Faught Holyoke 21 Dramatic Reading & Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award
Michigan Ann Penelope Marston Wyandotte 21 Archery Demonstration Preliminary Talent Award
Minnesota Judy Olson Albert Lea 19 Modern Dance
Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead Natchez 20 Original Dramatic Act, "Schizophrenia" Winner
Missouri Linda Long Independence 19 Dramatic Reading from The White Cliffs of Dover
Montana Sharon D. Tietjen Great Falls Original Humorous Interpretation
Nebraska Joan Arolyn Sipes Columbus 19 Piano, "Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D Minor" by Liszt
Nevada Dawn Wells Reno 20 Dramatic Reading from Antigone Played the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
New Hampshire Diane Harris Manchester 18 Interpretive Dance
New Jersey Beverly Ann Domarski Mountainside 20 Original Dramatic Interpretation of a Beatnik
New Mexico Linda Moore Ruidoso 19 Piano
New York Bonnie Jo Marquis Huntington 19 Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants" Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
New York City Elizabeth Holmes Malverne 19 Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
North Carolina Judith Klipfel Asheboro 18 Vocal
North Dakota Claudia Gullickson Grand Forks 18 Classical Vocal, "Carissma" Non-finalist Talent Award
Ohio Carole Weiler Circleville 18 Dramatic Reading
Oklahoma Mary Ann Hazelton Tulsa 19 Piano Non-finalist Talent Award
Oregon Karlyn Mattsson Portland 18 Piano & Dance
Pennsylvania Lois Janet Piercy Springfield 21 Original Flute & Art Display, "Night Rain on the City" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Rhode Island Michalene Chomicz Pawtucket 23 Vocal
South Carolina Nettie Dennis Moncks Corner 19 Vocal
South Dakota Meredith Aulld Yankton 18 Vocal Later married News Anchor, Tom Brokaw
Tennessee Marion "Mickey" Wayland Knoxville 18 Piano/Vocal, "Près des remparts de Sèville" from Carmen & "I Cain't Say No" Top 10
Texas Marilyn Turner Fort Worth 19 Ballet en Pointe Non-finalist Talent Award
Utah Jacqueline Winterrose Salt Lake City 22 Character Dance, "Tequila"
Vermont Brenda Naatz St. Johnsbury 19 Piano & Impersonation of Victor Borge Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia Alice Sue Williams Richmond 19 Dramatization of Designing & Sewing Fashions Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington Sharon Vaughn Port Orchard 21 Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
West Virginia Janet Hill Nitro 21 Dramatic Reading
Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox Sheboygan 20 Soft Shoe Comedy Dance 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Wyoming Linda Lou Phillips Laramie 19 Vocal & Dance
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