Miss America 1927, the seventh Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, September 9, 1927.[1][2] The winner was 16-year-old Lois Delander who competed as Miss Illinois. She won the Miss America title on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary.[3]

Miss America 1927
DateSeptember 9, 1927
PresentersKing Neptune (Eddie Dowling)
VenueMillion Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants75
Placements15
WinnerLois Delander
 Illinois
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1933 →

After newspaper articles alleged that young women were being falsely lured into the competition with claims of a screen test and the promise of a likely film career,[4] public pressure resulted in the 1927 competition being the last pageant to be held in the 1920s.[5] The next Miss America pageant would not be held until 1933, during the Great Depression.

Results

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Contestants of the 1927 Miss America Pageant

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss America 1927
1st Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 15

Other awards

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Award Contestant
Rolling Chair Parade Winner

Contestants

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75 contestants competed for the title.

Represented Name Hometown Age Awards
Baltimore Beulah Goldsborough
Battle Creek Charlotte Jane Lowe
Biloxi Phyllis Hunt
  Boston Ethel Beatrice Pierce
Bridgeport Antoinette Violet Bridgeport
  Buffalo Kay Armstrong
Canton Erma Shorwood Steele
Charleston Mary Claudia Harvin Charleston
  Chicago Myrtle Valsted Chicago
  Dallas Moselle Ransome
Danville Gladys Vile
Denver Elva Yvette Roy
Elizabeth Helen Mankus
El Paso Mildred Casad
Flint Ruth Bushroe
Fort Worth Juanita Gilbert
Gary Anna May Owens Gary
Hammond Anna Howe
  Hartford Leona Faith Monoson Hartford
Huntington Lillian Ward Huntington
  Illinois Lois Delander Joliet 16
Jamestown Laura Belle Cooper
Jersey City Eunice Geiser
Kalamazoo Florence Nina Clement
Kansas City Marion Kenser
Lansing Margherite Strang
Lockport Peggy Louise Proctor
Lynn Muriel E. Bowers
Madison Marjorie Leffingwell
  Miami Marcia Hands
  Minneapolis Sylvia Irene Brenner Minneapolis
  Missouri Katherine Calloway
Newark Carolyn Pierson
New England Marion Howarth Fall River
New Haven Dorothy Barton New Haven
  New Orleans Gladys Renya Moore New Orleans
  New York City Freida Louise Mierse Rolling Chair Parade Winner
Oakland Ruby Smith
  Ohio Evelyn Wilgus Russells Point
Passiac Harriet Rita Shelby
  Pennsylvania Florence Koons
  Philadelphia Kathleen Coyle
Pittsburgh Mary Millnack
Pittsfield Martha E. Hick
Pontiac Margaret Tinney
  Rhode Island June Frances Costello Providence
Rochester Dorothea B. Ditmer
Saginaw Charlotte Elaine Bowman
  San Francisco Naoma Farrand
Santa Cruz Bertha Weizel
Seattle Eleanor Maddieux
South Bend Hilda Koch South Bend
  South Dakota Ramona Pearl Sorenson Lemmon 18
Southern California Louise Heathman
Spokane Eva King
Springfield Anna G. Bernard Springfield
Storm Lake Geneva Roberts Storm Lake 19
Terre Haute Vera Haspal
Tulsa Virginia Howard Tulsa
Union City Sue Hoch
  Utah Esther Kilpatrick Salt Lake City
Utica Margaret Lockwood
  Washington D.C. Gladys Cookman
Watertown Eva M. Bergman
Western New York Betty Schwartz
Wheeling Mildred Dorothy Bright Wheeling
Wichita Mildred Orr
Wilkes-Barre Esther J. Cantor
  Wisconsin Virginia Hillyer Fort Atkinson 17
Worcester Dorothy M. Rawson
Yonkers Emma Sackett

References

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  1. ^ "Unbobbed Girl, 16, Wins Miss America". The Miami News. 1927-09-10. p. 1.
  2. ^ Associated Press (1927-09-10). "Joliet Girl, 16, 'Miss Illinois,' Queen of Beauty". Decatur Review. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Miss America History 1927". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  4. ^ "A.C. Beauty Contest Bunk: 'Pictures' Used to Mislead Girls - Flagrant Misrepresentatioas by Suggestion to Induce Young Women Throughout America to Enter Beauty Contasts in Hopes of Engagement in Hollywood Films — Adroit Wording to Gain Consent of Mothers". Variety. 88 (4). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 1, 43 August 10, 1927. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Miss America: A History at www.missamerica.org
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