By 1940, the pageant had regained its financial footing and respectability. It continued as a not-for-profit event; its official title became the "Miss America Pageant" and chose the Atlantic ...
As late as 1940, all contestants were required to list ... the Mayflower would have been seen as a plus. Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945 and daughter of Russian-Jewish parents, while technically ...
The sophomore from North Carolina Central University is in Orlando for the Miss America Pageant on Jan. 5. Everett will be joined by Kamryn Howell, who won the 20th Miss Teen North Carolina.