Miss America 1974

Miss America 1974
Miss America 1974
	Rebecca Ann King as Miss America 1974
Date	September 8, 1973
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Rebecca Ann King; Colorado
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Miss America 1974, the 47th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1973, and broadcast on NBC.^[2]

The winner was Rebecca Ann King, whose daughter Diana Dreman would become Miss Colorado and a contender for Miss America 2012, the first daughter of a victorious Miss America to compete in the pageant.

Suzanne Plummer, second runner-up, is known today as Sue Lowden, who became chairperson of the Republican Party in Nevada and a 2010 U.S. Senate candidate there. Another contestant, Michelle Marshall of Missouri, is now the political analyst and blogger Taylor Marsh.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1974	Colorado – Rebecca Ann King^[2]
1st Runner-Up	Wisconsin – Judy Hieke^[2]
2nd Runner-Up	New Jersey – Suzanne Plummer^[2]
3rd Runner-Up	Louisiana – Debbie Ward^[2]
4th Runner-Up	Pennsylvania – Tina Louise Thomas^[2]
Top 10	California – Susan Shipley Illinois – Colleen Metternich Oklahoma – Andrea Hanson Texas – Judy Mallett Washington – Leslie Ann Mays^[2]

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	New Jersey - Suzanne Plummer Washington - Leslie Ann Mays Wisconsin - Judy Hieke
Talent	Illinois - Colleen Metternich Louisiana - Debbie Ward Pennsylvania - Tina Louise Thomas

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Non-finalist Talent	Florida - Ellen Rowena Meade Massachusetts - Rena Diane Walmsley Montana - Debbie Reber New Hampshire - Michelle Annette Cote Ohio - Cheryl Ann Yourkvitch Utah - Brenda Richardson Vermont - Joylynn McCraw^[1]
Miss Congeniality	Hawaii - Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa^[2]
Neat as a Pin	Colorado – Rebecca Ann King (tie) Nevada – Echo Layne Ross (tie)

References

^ ^a ^b Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty New Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

Miss America official website

[Press_10-1] Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty New Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[Press_1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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