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1 Results  



1.1  Placements  





1.2  Order of announcements  





1.3  Top 10  





1.4  Top 5  





1.5  Awards  



1.5.1  Preliminary awards  







1.6  Other awards  







2 References  





3 External links  














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Miss America 1960
Four Miss America 1960 candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Lynda Mead (Miss Mississippi and Miss America 1960, bottom), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)
DateSeptember 12, 1959
PresentersBert Parks
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants54
Placements10
WinnerLynda Lee Mead
 Mississippi

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Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk HallinAtlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959[1]onCBS.

Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.[1]

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.

Results[edit]

Placements[edit]

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1960
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Order of announcements[edit]

Awards[edit]

Preliminary awards[edit]

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Herrington, Tommy (13 Sep 1959). "Lynda Mead Is Miss America To Keep Title In Mississippi". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

External links[edit]


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_America_1960&oldid=1195274365"

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Miss America
1959 in the United States
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Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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