Miss Nevada 1960 was none other than Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on Gilligans Island) 04:32 She was not a finalist.

@TommyT067

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Dawn

@IndianOutlaw1870

3 жыл бұрын

I think, officially, she was Miss Nevada 1959. The Miss America Pageant winner was traditionally given the crown for the following calendar year.

@dianeverytall3397

3 жыл бұрын

Mary Ann (DAWN WELLS) was very pretty

@Parker528

3 жыл бұрын

@@IndianOutlaw1870 that is correct. EVERY state (or in some cases, city until @ 1963) representative being announced is a "Miss" for the year the actual pageant takes place (so in this case they are all Miss state 1959). Because the majority of the time that Miss America was spending during her reign was during the calendar year following her crowning, the MAO made a slight change in the winners title. It is known as post-dating. It began with Yolande Betbeze who won in 1950, crowned as "Miss America 1951", with the previous winner from the year before being Jacque Mercer, Miss America 1949. (but post-dating briefly changed in 2006 with a venue changed from AC to Vegas in 2006, and a delay caused by securing tv coverage, the reign of Deirdre Downs MA 2004 was extended 4 months to Jan 2006; then with a brief return to A/C in 2013, post dating returned briefly, with the outgoing winner, Mallory Hagan having the shortest ever reign of 8 months).

4:35 The future "Mary Ann Summers" from GILLIGAN'S ISLAND--Dawn Wells, Miss Nevada! Requiescat in pace, Ms. Wells!!

She was lovely and poised but I like it when they cry!!!

It is an amazing 👏 opportunity that is being presented here. Where did this particular KZread provider find these gems of history?

This was the first pageant to include a delegate from all 50 states--Alaska and Hawai'i had entered the Union earlier.

Wow. Thank you so much for uploading these pageants. When I was younger I grew watching miss American in the late 1980s and beyond. This 1960 pageant just shows me how far we become. No women of color in this pageant which probably could not compete until the 1970s. Still cool to watch how these pageants were back in the day.

Thank you for this post

She is beautiful. Another favorite of mine

I loved that Mary Ann Mobly placed the crown on her Sorority Sister. I bet she was honored to do so, and I bet Lynda Lee Mead was even more honored.

Wow, Philco had it goin' on in 1959! Cool products, but kinda pricey for that era.

this a nice pageant to see cause I never saw it on tv I was not born yet my parents weren't even dating then

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

My dad was 4 years old that time

I actually like the A & B questions. One playful & one serious.

12:32 She looks a lot like the previous year's Miss America.

#ripdawnwells 1938-2020.

Announcing the top 10 and top 5 in alphabetical order ruins a lot of the suspense.

One of the most muted reactions I've ever seen to winning...

Miss Nevada is Dawn Wells “Mary Ann” from Gilligan’s Island.

@pageantsheyday

4 жыл бұрын

yes, now go find Delta Burke!

@ValleyoftheRogue

4 жыл бұрын

@Authood She is in the video upload of the Miss America Pageant, 1975 (September 1974).

Why was there a contestant from Canada? That is strange.

@mscooper1814

3 жыл бұрын

Miss Canada competed at Miss America from 1947 to 1962. Miss Canada, Margaret Marshall almost won Miss America 1947. She came in 2nd runner-up and won the preliminary swimsuit. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZ6IrrWkgtiZgLQ.html

No Miss Wisconsin? Oh nevermind she's in the top 10

@maplebench173

4 ай бұрын

First runnerup--Miss Wisconsin, Mary Alice Fox of Sheboygan "the wurst city"

The first African American state representative that I remember came from Nebraska, in the 1970's. That was a surprise. Did Alaska and Hawaii only have white women for reps? I would not think so.They would have been "native" backgrounds, and Asian, or mixed. If not, then, this is illustrative, of problems.

@Juliaflo

2 жыл бұрын

No, it was from Iowa.

My choice would've been Wisconsin - talent good, and vg personality. I found the talent of the top 10 very weak this year. You'd think the contestants from big states like Calif and NY would be better dancers. OMG - Washington should've stuck with the opera stuff - yikes - 'I Can't Say No' was horrible. Miss's talent. - not great, but at least she showed some personality

@mikegordon4768

4 жыл бұрын

Yes mary alice fox wasawesome teeth blacked out in tallent make sure my teeth r. In

@kk419badge

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I thought Wisconsin had this in the bag. I thought Wisconsin also should have won in 1974 and should have gone back to back then.

@almanook3005

4 жыл бұрын

@@kk419badge ITA! Miss Wisconsin had it all; and it was so evident. And my state, California was a finalist in the1960 pageant. I too, thought that Miss Wisconsin, towered over her rivals in the 1974 contest.

The Good Ole Days. When all the Girls were all White ! The Proud Boys would like this pageant

@willnill7946

3 жыл бұрын

Well I’d say most all people would appreciate that fact, what’s your point

@Nelsonhmhpub

3 жыл бұрын

@@willnill7946 My point is that it is obvious that you support the Proud Boys. That is a Shame. But you are entitled to holding on your "make America Great Again" when the Miss America pageant girls were all White. I am not judging since there are many of you that agree with your "point"

@thejerseyj5479

2 жыл бұрын

White people created this nation. Invented and built just about everything we have. So if white people want to put on a Miss America pageant and not be "inclusive" than why cry about it. A question, do you think America is a better place now than it was back when this show was aired ? I'm old enough to have seen it then and I'll take '59.

The days when Miss America was not racially diverse. Over 20 years before Vanessa Williams would change Miss America history.