Miss America 1940, the 14th
Miss America pageant, was held at the
Boardwalk Hall
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, formerly known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is a multi-purpose arena in Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It was Atlantic City's primary convention center until the opening of the Atlant ...
in
Atlantic City, New Jersey for the first time since 1933. The finals were held on September 7, 1940.
Aside from the winner,
Frances Burke,
Miss Philadelphia, two other contestants from
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
placed among the Top 15, one representing Eastern Pennsylvania and the other from Western Pennsylvania.
The runner-up,
Rosemary LaPlanche
Rosemary E. LaPlanche (October 11, 1923 – May 6, 1979) was an American beauty queen and actress. She won Miss California three years in a row (1939-1941), and won Miss America in 1941.
Early life
LaPlanche moved to southern California fr ...
, would become
Miss America 1941, before the pageant instituted rules preventing contestants from competing more than once.
Results
Awards
Preliminary awards
Contestants
References
Secondary sources
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External links
Miss America official website
{{Miss America
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
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January
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1940 in the United States
1940 in New Jersey
September 1940 events
Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey