Date September 10, 1955 Broadcaster ABC Placements 10 | Presenters Bert Parks Entrants 50 | |
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
Miss America 1956, the 29th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1955 and was broadcast of the competition on ABC.
Sharon Ritchie became the first Miss Colorado to be the winner. As she was crowned, master of ceremonies Bert Parks performed the song "There She Is..." for the first time.
References
Miss America 1956 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA