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Miss America 1958

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Date
  
September 7, 1957

Broadcaster
  
CBS

Placements
  
10

Presenters
  
Bert Parks

Entrants
  
51

Venue
  
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.

The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition. She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.

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Miss America 1958 Wikipedia