Miss America 1937
DateSeptember 11, 1937
PresentersKing Neptune
VenueSteel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants49
Placements16
WinnerBette Cooper
Bertrand Island

Miss America 1937, the 11th Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 11, 1937.[1] Shortly after being presented as Miss America, the newly crowned 17-year-old winner, Bette Cooper, left Atlantic City and returned home. Once there, she missed scheduled appointments on her first day as Miss America, as well as a theater appearance and a trip to Hollywood.[2] Her father cited illness as the reason.[3] Though not placing in the top five, representatives from different areas of New York captured three of the semi-finalist positions.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1937
1st Runner-Up
  •  Texas – Alice Emerick
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  •  Miami – Irmigard Dietel
Top 16

Awards

Best Evening Gown

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestantTitle
TalentPhyllis RandallCalifornia California
Claire Jean NevulisMassachusetts Massachusetts
Grace TravisNew York City New York City

Contestants

NameTitleHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
Lorraine MayfieldAtlanta AtlantaAtlanta
Olga Strickland Augusta
May Vivian Miller BaltimoreBaltimore
Bette Cooper Bertrand IslandHackettstown17Vocal, "When the Poppies Bloom Again"WinnerBest Evening Gown Award
Josephine Beall Birmingham
Helen Fleiss BronxThe BronxTop 16
Evelyn Townley Buckeye LakeTop 16
Phyllis RandallCalifornia CaliforniaHollywood20Vocal/Dance3rd Runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardSister of Miss North Carolina 1941, Joey Augusta Paxton
Betty Hunneycutt CharlotteCharlotteTop 16
Sally Lillian FrankCincinnati CincinnatiCincinnati
Frances GreeneConnecticut ConnecticutMilford
Nickey HarrietDelaware DelawareHarrington
Mary P. Hollran Delray BeachDelray Beach
Helen GreeneWashington, D.C. District of Columbia24Blues Vocal & Piano
Beryl Kober Eastern PennsylvaniaChalfont
Margaret Myers Eastern ShoresRock Hall
Dorothy Armstrong Empire StateWhitesboro
Frances PowellJacksonville, Florida Jacksonville
Lucia BentonKansas KansasNortonTop 16
Audrey Catherine FlaigKentucky KentuckyBellevue
Gertrude Rissie MillerLouisiana LouisianaWinnsboroTop 16
Cornelia CampbellMaine MaineSouth Portland
Claire NevulisMassachusetts MassachusettsSouth BostonVocal/Tap DanceTop 16Preliminary Talent Award
Irmigard DietelMiami MiamiVocal4th Runner-up
Cecelia RodgeMinnesota MinnesotaMinneapolis
Virginia RileyMississippi MississippiWest Point
Mary Sue Klein MoberlyMoberly
Ingram Starkey MontgomeryMontgomery
Ruth Lenore JonesNebraska NebraskaNebraska City
Grace TravisNew York City New York CityNew York CityVocalTop 16Preliminary Talent Award
Ruth CovingtonNorth Carolina North CarolinaTap Dance, "Gonna Go"2nd Runner-up
Jean FaddenOhio OhioClevelandTop 16
Kathryn CrasePhiladelphia PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
Malen PietrantoniPuerto Rico Puerto Rico
Dorothy May EdenRhode Island Rhode IslandEast Providence18Dr. Dorothy May Eden Trayner Erinakes died at 97 on March 20, 2017 in San Luis Obispo, California.
Helen Frances Murphy RiversideRiverside
Oliver HendersonSan Antonio San Antonio
Carolyn Cumbie Savannah Beach
Wayring SmathersSouth Carolina South CarolinaColumbia
Margaret Julia Jardon South JerseyBurlington
Wauneta BatesSt. Louis St. LouisSt. LouisTop 16
Kathryn H. Kendrick SunnybrookSunnybrook
Alice EmerickTexas TexasFort WorthTap Dance1st Runner-up
Irene Alice Vanderburgh TroyWatervliet
Frances Lee SultanVirginia VirginiaKecoughtanTop 16
Juliana BernhardtWashington (state) WashingtonSeattle
Evelyn Raye Westchester CountyNew RochelleTop 16
Mary Ann McLaughlinWyoming WyomingRiverton

References

  1. ↑ United Press (1937-09-12). "17-Year-Old Jersey Blond is Miss America for 1937". Syracuse Herald. p. Two A.
  2. ↑ Hetrick, Christian (July 18, 2015). "The curse of Miss New Jersey". The Press of Atlantic City. Pleasantville, NJ: BH Media. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (1937-09-13). "Bette Cooper, Tired and Ill, Leaves Atlantic City with First Boyfriend". Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 13.

Secondary sources

  • Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87833-110-9.
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