Miss America 1960, the 33rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 on CBS.
Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley.
Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent portion of the 1960 pageant.
Dawn Wells, later to star on the television series Gilligan's Island, represented Nevada in the Miss America 1960 competition.
Results Placements
Placement Contestant Miss America 1960 – Lynda Lee Mead 1st Runner-Up – Mary Alice Fox 2nd Runner-Up – Sharon Joyce Vaughn 3rd Runner-Up – Susan Diane Bronson 4th Runner-Up – Patricia Anne Alebrand Top 10 – Rosemary Catherine Keenan – Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson – Bonnie Jo Marquis – Lois Janet Piercy – Marion Lee Wayland
Order of announcements
Top 10
Top 5
Awards Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness New York - Bonnie Jo Marquis Washington - Sharon Joyce Vaughn Wisconsin - Mary Alice Fox Talent Illinois - Suzanne I. Johnson Michigan - Ann Penelope Marston Connecticut - Diana Martha Klug (tie) District of Columbia - Virginia N. Pailes (tie) Pennsylvania - Lois Janet Piercy (tie)
Other awards Awards Contestant Miss Congeniality Hawaii - Gordean Leilehua LeeNon-finalist Talent Alabama - Betty Lindstrom Kansas - Sharon O'Neal Massachusetts - Sharon Faught North Dakota - Claudia Gullickson Oklahoma - Mary Ann Hazelton Texas - Marilyn Turner Vermont - Brenda Naatz Virginia - Alice Sue Williams
Contestants +StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes AlabamaBetty Jane LindstromBirminghamNon-finalist Talent AlaskaAlansa Carr ArizonaPatricia Anne AllebrandInterpretive ballet4th Runner-Up ArkansasSuzie Jackson CaliforniaSusan Diane BronsonModern jazz dance3rd Runner-Up CanadaRosemary Catherine KeenanOriginal dramatic readingTop 10 ChicagoCarol RubinChicago ColoradoMarlinda Mason ConnecticutDiana Martha KlugPreliminary Talent Award DelawareEsther Olney District of ColumbiaVirginia PailesPreliminary Talent Award FloridaNancy Purvis GeorgiaKayanne Shoffner HawaiiGordean Leilehua LeeMiss Congeniality IdahoTamara Ashby IllinoisSuzanne Ingeborg JohnsonTop 10Preliminary Talent Award IndianaBarbara Kummer IowaJacque Baker KansasSharon O'Neal18Non-finalist Talent KentuckyCarol Brown LouisianaMary Mills Hawkins MaineLinda Mills MarylandMarie True MassachusettsSharon FaughtNon-finalist Talent MichiganAnn Penelope MarstonPreliminary Talent Award MinnesotaJudy Ann Olson MississippiLynda Lee MeadMiss America 1960 MissouriLinda Mae Long MontanaSharon Tietjen NebraskaJoan Sipes18 NevadaDawn Elberta Wells New HampshireDiane Harris New JerseyBeverly Domareki New MexicoLinda Moore New YorkBonnie Jo MarquisScene from Damn Yankees; "Whatever Lola Wants"Top 10Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award New York CityElizabeth HolmesNew York City North CarolinaJudith Lynn Klipfel North DakotaClaudia GullicksonNon-finalist Talent OhioCarole Weiler OklahomaMary Ann HazeltonNon-finalist Talent OregonKarlyn Mattsson PennsylvaniaLois Janet PiercyPainting, original flute compositionTop 10Preliminary Talent Award Rhode IslandMichaline ChomiezWarwick South CarolinaNettie Dennis South DakotaMeredith AuldBritton TennesseeMarion Lee Wayland"Pres des remparts de Seville"; "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No"Top 10 TexasMarilyn TurnerNon-finalist Talent UtahJacqueline Winterrose VermontBrenda NaatzNon-finalist Talent VirginiaAlice Sue WilliamsNon-finalist Talent WashingtonSharon Joyce Vaughn"Habanero"2nd Runner-UpPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award West VirginiaJanet Marie Hill WisconsinMary Alice FoxInterpretive dance1st Runner-UpPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award WyomingLinda Lou PhillipsLaramie19Vocal & Dance
References
External links Miss America official website