Date September 6, 1958 Broadcaster CBS Placements 10 | Presenters Bert Parks Entrants 52 | |
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
Miss America 1959, the 32nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1958 on CBS.
Mary Ann Mobley, the first winner from Mississippi, became an actress, featured in two Elvis Presley films and many television series. Second runner-up Anita Bryant later gained fame as a singer and television spokesperson.
References
Miss America 1959 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA