Miss America 1943

Miss America 1943
Miss America 1943
	Bartel as Miss America 1943
Date	September 11, 1943
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Warner Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	33
Placements	10
Winner	Jean Bartel; California
	← 1942 1944 →

Miss America 1943, the 17th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1943. Miss California, Jean Bartel won the title after winning awards for her swimsuit and talent.^[1]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1943	California – Jean Bartel
1st Runner-Up	Florida – Muriel Smith
2nd Runner-Up	Boston – Helena Mack
3rd Runner-Up	New York City – Milena Mae Miller
4th Runner-Up	District of Columbia – Dixie Lou Rafter
Top 10	Arkansas – Dorris Jeanne Love Chicago – Marjorie Nelson Minnesota – Florence Mary Hunton New Jersey – Kathleen Harris Western Pennsylvania – Emma Hammermeister

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Boston - Helena Mack (tie) California - Jean Bartel District of Columbia - Dixie Lou Rafter Western Pennsylvania - Emma Hammermeister (tie)
Talent	Boston - Helena Mack (tie) California - Jean Bartel Ohio - Joan Hyldoft

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Birmingham - Toula Hagestratou

Contestants


Title	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards
Arkansas	Dorris Love	Jonesboro		Dramatic Reading, "Letter to a Soldier"	Top 10
Baltimore	Shirlee O'Connell	Baltimore
Birmingham	Toula Hagestratou	Birmingham				Miss Congeniality
Boston	Helena Frances Mack	Boston		Samba Dance, "Cae Cae"	2nd Runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award
California	Jean Bartel	Los Angeles	19	Vocal, "Night and Day"	Winner	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award
Chicago	Marjorie Nelson	Chicago		Rhythmic Ballet	Top 10
Connecticut	Mary Rice	Hartford
Columbia	Sarah Nina Harvin	Columbia
Delaware	Mona Crawford	Wilmington
District of Columbia	Dixie Rafter		18	Vocal/Dance, "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" from Thank Your Lucky Stars	4th Runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Eastern Pennsylvania	Betty Marie Marcus	Kensington
Florida	Muriel Elizabeth Smith			Acrobatic Baton	1st Runner-up
Georgia	Barbara Britton
Illinois	Dorothy Belle Kohrt	Ottawa
Maine	Eleanor Fournier	Westbrook
Maryland	Lillian Marlene Huber	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Mary McAnulty	Roslindale
Miami	Dolly Bowles
Michigan	Ruby Jean Telfer	Detroit
Minnesota	Florence Hunton	Minneapolis		Dramatic Reading from "Désirée's Baby"	Top 10
Mississippi	Arminta Scott	Corinth
New Jersey	Kathleen Harris	Newark		Vocal, "Gianni Mio"	Top 10
New Orleans	Shirley Catherine Lange	New Orleans
New York	Marion Butler
New York City	Milena Miller	New York City		Vocal, "I Can't Get Started Without You"	3rd Runner-up
Ohio	Joan Hyldoft	Cincinnati		Ice Skating		Preliminary Talent Award
Oklahoma	Joan Marceille Hawk	Oklahoma City
Philadelphia	June McAdams	Philadelphia
Richmond	Dorothy Taylor	Richmond
South Carolina	Jenelle Virginia Strange	Columbia
St. Louis	Emma Jean Adams	St. Louis
Tennessee	Frances Eakes	Chattanooga
Western Pennsylvania	Emma Hammermeister			Dance & Baton Twirling	Top 10