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    Miss America 1962, the 35th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1961, and was broadcast on...
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  • Delander, Miss America 1927 Jean Bartel, Miss America 1943 Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945 Marilyn Buferd, Miss America 1946 Jacque Mercer, Miss America 1949...
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  • Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty...
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  • Miss America 1963, the 36th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1962 and was broadcast on...
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    Miss World 1962 was the 12th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1962 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was...
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    former Miss North Carolinas (the oldest being Miss North Carolina 1946, Trudy Riley Kearny) coming to the week's events, including Miss America 1962, Maria...
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    The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC)...
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  • Miss Alabama 1950 and Miss America 1951 Heather Whitestone, Miss Alabama 1994 and Miss America 1995 Deidre Downs, Miss Alabama 2004 and Miss America 2005...
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    Maria Fletcher (category Miss America winners)
    Maria Beale Fletcher (born June 23, 1942) is an American beauty pageant contestant who was Miss America 1962. Fletcher was born to dancing duo Charles "Beale"...
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    Hawaii as Miss USA 1962. It is the first victory of Hawaii in the pageant's history. Wilson is also the first Asian-American to win the title of Miss USA....
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  • the Miss World USA during its existence from 1958 to 1977. From 1958 to 1961, the winner of Miss United States competed at Miss World. Then from 1962 to...
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    The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant. Kennedy Taylor was...
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  • Miss USA World 1962 was the 1st edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in the Huntington Field House in Huntington, West Virginia and was...
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    The Ole Miss riot of 1962 (September 30 – October 1, 1962), also known as the Battle of Oxford, was a violent disturbance that occurred at the University...
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  • winner was Miss Canada 1992 Nicole Dunsdon from British Columbia. Between 1947 and 1962, the Miss Canada Pageant sent delegates to the Miss America pageant...
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  • The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America competition. The pageant began in Santa Cruz...
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    Miss America 1964, the 37th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1963 and was broadcast on...
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  • The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant; three...
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  • replacement for Miss Teenage America, and first held in 1983. Miss Teenage America 1962 - Diane Lynne Cox (Richmond, VA) Miss Teenage America 1963 - Darla...
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  • were former teens. Only four Miss Maryland USA has competed at Miss America. From 2006 to 2008, each woman who won Miss Maryland USA was the previous...
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    Miss America 1961, the 34th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1960, on CBS. The telecast...
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    The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss America pageant. Women from Minnesota...
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  • Miss Argentina is a national beauty pageant in Argentina, founded in 1928. In 1962, Norma Nolan of Santa Fe became the first, and only, Miss Argentina...
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  • The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. Arkansas has won the...
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  • Miss Rodeo America is an annual pageant to select the official spokesperson for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The Miss Rodeo America 2024...
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  • Miss World America 2016 was the 8th edition of the Miss World America pageant held on July 8, 2016, at the National Harbor, Washington, D.C. Victoria...
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  • for their 1962 album Surfin' Safari is much better known. The song is known by various names, including "Miss America" and "Little Miss America". "Little...
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  • Ganadería, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Globe, Miss Landscapes International, Miss America Latina, Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Tourism Queen International, Miss Bikini...
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  • Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The...
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  • Miss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. The contest began in 1934, has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, and provides...
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