Miss America 1960, the 33rd
Miss America pageant, was held at the
Boardwalk Hall
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in
Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1959 on
CBS
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.
Pageant winner
Lynda Lee Mead
Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was ...
was the second
Miss Mississippi
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 more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America Organization.
Four M ...
in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress
Mary Ann Mobley
Mary Ann Mobley (February 17, 1937 – December 9, 2014) was an American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959.
Career
Mobley was born in 1937 in Biloxi, Mississippi. After her reign as Miss America 1959, Mobley embarked on a c ...
.
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
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. 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
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
in the Miss America 1960 competition.
Results
Order of announcements
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Awards
Preliminary awards
Other awards
Contestants
External links
Miss America official website
{{Miss America
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
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1959 in the United States
1960 beauty pageants
1959 in New Jersey
September 1959 events in the United States
Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey