Miss America 1974
| Miss America 1974 | |
|---|---|
 Rebecca Ann King as Miss America 1974 | |
| Date | September 8, 1973 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Rebecca Ann King Colorado |
Miss America 1974, the 47th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1973, and broadcast on NBC.[2]
The winner was Rebecca Ann King, whose daughter Diana Dreman would become Miss Colorado and a contender for Miss America 2012, the first daughter of a victorious Miss America to compete in the pageant.
Suzanne Plummer, second runner-up, is known today as Sue Lowden, who became chairperson of the Republican Party in Nevada and a 2010 U.S. Senate candidate there. Another contestant, Michelle Marshall of Missouri, is now the political analyst and blogger Taylor Marsh.
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1974 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
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Top 10[edit]
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Awards
[edit]Preliminary awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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| Miss Congeniality | |
| Neat as a Pin |
Judges
[edit]- Peter Lind Hayes
- Peggy Fleming
- Dr. Wellington B. Gray
- Lee Meriwether
- Vivienne della Chiesa
- Eileen Farrell
- Mary Healy
- Don Galloway
- Trudy Haynes
- Art Fleming
Contestants
[edit]| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama
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Jane Rice | Huntsville | 21 | Vocal, "Tapestry" & "I Will Never Pass This Way Again" | |||
 Alaska
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Virginia Adams | Anchorage | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" | |||
 Arizona
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Susan May | Kingman | 19 | Piano Medley, "The Glory of Love", "Laura", & "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | |||
 Arkansas
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Becky Hume | Jonesboro | 23 | Free Floor Exercise & Balance Beam Routine | |||
 California
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Susan Shipley | Hillsborough | 21 | Piano, "Malagueña" | Top 10 | ||
| Colorado
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Rebecca Ann King | Sterling | 23 | Vocal, "If I Ruled the World" | Winner | Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen | |
 Connecticut
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Deborah Blanchard | North Haven | 21 | Modern Jazz Dance | |||
 Delaware
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Jackie LaGuardia | Milford | 19 | Vocal from Irma La Douce | |||
 Florida
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Ellen Meade | Bradenton | 20 | Ballet Roller Skating, "The Black Swan" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Georgia
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Gail Bullock | Thomasville | 19 | Ballet to the theme from Summer of '42 | |||
 Hawaii
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Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa | Hawaii Kai | 19 | Hula | Miss Congeniality | ||
 Idaho
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Sharon Davis | Jerome | 21 | Vocal, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof | |||
 Illinois
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Colleen Metternich | Carthage | 23 | Piano, "Variations on a Twelve Note Theme" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Indiana
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Karen Rodgers | Indianapolis | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | |||
 Iowa
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Lynette Henninger | Bettendorf | 19 | Ballet, "Colour My World" & "Make No Sound" | |||
 Kansas
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Jane Schulte | Hays | 21 | Vocal Medley, "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | |||
 Kentucky
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Lyda Lewis | Louisville | 24 | Vocal, "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead" | First African American Miss Kentucky | ||
 Louisiana
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Debbie Ward | Baton Rouge | 20 | Vocal Medley, "I Enjoy Being a Girl" & "I Could Have Danced All Night" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Featured performer & co-host of the Miss America Pageants from 1975-1977 |
 Maine
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Carlene Quimby | Auburn | 20 | Vocal, "I Cain't Say No" from Oklahoma! | |||
 Maryland
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Kristi Maurine Reindl | LaVale | 19 | Tympani, "The Champ" | Former mayor of O'Fallon, Illinois | ||
 Massachusetts
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Rena Walmsley | North Attleboro | 20 | Dramatic Soliloquy from Funny Girl | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Michigan
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Sherry Agnello | St. Clair Shores | 19 | Vocal, "I'd Rather Be Blue" | |||
 Minnesota
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Joleen Benoit | Farmington | 19 | Vocal/Guitar, "Danny's Song" | |||
 Mississippi
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Kathleen Coole | Gulfport | 19 | Vocal Medley, "Everything's Alright" & "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar | |||
 Missouri
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Terri Dodson | Fulton | 22 | Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" | |||
 Montana
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Debbie Reber | Helena | 22 | Vocal Medley & Guitar | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Nebraska
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Sandy Cramer | Omaha | 18 | Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "I'm an Ordinary Man" | |||
 Nevada
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Echo Rost | Sparks | 20 | Modern Jazz Dance, "I Feel the Earth Move" | Neat as a Pin Award | ||
 New Hampshire
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Michelle Cote | Manchester | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Jersey
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Suzanne Plummer | Wildwood | 21 | Piano, "Stardust" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Previously Miss District of Columbia USA 1971
Top 12 at Miss USA 1971
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 New Mexico
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Patti Elaine Nelms | Roswell | 21 | Vocal/Dance, "Basin Street Blues" & "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | |||
 New York
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Joann Miller | Cheektowaga | 20 | Jazz Dance | |||
 North Carolina
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Heather Walker | Hendersonville | 19 | Popular Vocal, "The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener" | |||
 North Dakota
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Linda Joyce Cole | Lisbon | 19 | Classical Vocal, "Winds in the South" | |||
 Ohio
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Cheryl Yourkvitch | Lorain | 21 | Vocal Medley | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Oklahoma
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Andrea Hanson | Tahlequah | 21 | Piano/Vocal, "The Homeland Aria" from Die Fledermaus | Top 10 | ||
 Oregon
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Nancy Jean Jackson | Nyssa | 20 | Dramatic Interpretation from The Taming of the Shrew | |||
 Pennsylvania
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Tina Louise Thomas | Lancaster | 18 | Gospel Vocal, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Rhode Island
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Patricia Garrahy | North Providence | 19 | Ballet, "Scarborough Fair" | |||
 South Carolina
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Fran Riggins | Easley | 21 | Vocal, "All the Things You Are" | |||
 South Dakota
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Gwen Resick | Clark | 20 | Dramatic Skit, "Aldonza" from Don Quixote | |||
 Tennessee
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Anne Randle Galloway | Knoxville | 20 | Piano, Rhapsody in Blue | |||
 Texas
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Judy Mallett | Beaumont | Fiddle, "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special" | Top 10 | Performed in the halftime show of Super Bowl VIII | ||
 Utah
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Brenda Richardson | Provo | 20 | Vocal Medley | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Vermont
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Joylynn McCraw | Barre | 22 | Popular Vocal & Sign Language, "I am Woman" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Virginia
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Elinda Gail Vandeventer | Pulaski | 20 | Classical Vocal, "The Telephone Aria" | |||
 Washington
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Leslie Mays | Mercer Island | 23 | Jazz Dance, "The 'In' Crowd" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 West Virginia
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Myra Elizabeth "Beth" McVey | Huntington | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | |||
 Wisconsin
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Judith Hieke | Menomonee Falls | 19 | Flute Medley including "Cuanto le Gusta" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Wyoming
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Pamela Hill | Casper | 20 | Vocal, "I Can Love" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty New Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.