# Miss America 1958

Miss America 1958, the 31st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1957 on CBS.
The winner, Marilyn Van Derbur, who was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar at the University of Colorado, performed a medley of the songs "Tenderly" and "Tea for Two" on the organ during the talent competition. She later revealed it was the only thing she knew how to play.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1958 | Colorado – Marilyn Van Derbur |
| 1st Runner-Up | Georgia – Jody Elizabeth Shattuck |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Oklahoma – Mary Nancy Denner |
| 3rd Runner-Up | California – Lorna M. Anderson |
| 4th Runner-Up | Florida – Dorothy Maria Steiner |
| Top 10 | Arizona – Lynn Freyse  Missouri – Sara Ann Cooper  Nevada – Loni Jess Gravelle  North Carolina – Elaine Herndon  Oregon – Judith Faye Hansen |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Arizona - Lynn Freyse Georgia - Jody Elizabeth Shattuck North Carolina - Elaine Herndon |
| Talent | Indiana - Gloria Ruth Rupprecht Missouri - Sara Ann Cooper Oregon - Judith Faye Hansen (tie) Pennsylvania - Jennie Rebecca Blatchford (tie) |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | New Mexico - Glynnelle Hubbard |
| Non-finalist Talent | Alabama - Anna Stange Connecticut - Susan Lightbown Idaho - Carene Clark Kentucky - Jane Brock Nebraska - Kathleen L. Nielson Utah - Francine Louise Felt Vermont - Joan Hewitt |

## Contestants

| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Anna Stange | Birmingham | | Monologue from Mourning Becomes Electra | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Arizona | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | | Dramatic Reading from The Country Girl | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later starred in the TV series Hazel |
| Arkansas | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | | Vocal | | | |
| California | Lorna Anderson | Sacramento | | Accordion, "Dark Eyes" | 3rd runner-up | | |
| Canada | Joan May Fitzpatrick | Windsor | | | | | |
| Chicago | Bette Lieb | Chicago | | Dramatic Monologue from Romeo and Juliet | | | |
| Colorado | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | | |
| Connecticut | Susan Lightbown | Fairfield | | Vocal, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from My Fair Lady | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Delaware | Kathleen Ann D'Attillio | Wilimington | | Piano | | | |
| District of Columbia | June Cook | Arlington, VA | 20 | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | | | |
| Florida | Dorothy Maria Steiner | Boca Raton | | Dramatic Reading, "Such is Your Heritage" | 4th runner-up | | |
| Georgia | Jody Shattuck | Atlanta | 20 | Vocal & Dance, "Namely You" from Li'l Abner | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Hawaii | Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe | Honolulu | | Hula | | | |
| Idaho | Carene Clark | Pocatello | | Classical Vocal from Die Fledermaus | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Illinois | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | | Drama, "The Great Debates" | | | |
| Indiana | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | | Vocal/Comedy Skit, "My Hero" | | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Iowa | Carol Fleck | Oskaloosa | 19 | Dance | | | |
| Kansas | Georgiana Rundle | Axtell | 21 | Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You" | | | |
| Kentucky | Jane Brock | Liberty | | Piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Louisiana | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | | Vocal, "My Own True Love" | | | |
| Maine | Carol Ann Bartels | Bath | | Drama/Art | | | |
| Maryland | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter to my Parents" | | | |
| Massachusetts | Daly Hirsch | Boston | | Drama | | | |
| Michigan | Valerie Strong | Williamsburg | | Piano, "Brazil" | | | |
| Minnesota | Ardyce Gustafson | St. Paul | | Vocal Medley from My Fair Lady | | | |
| Mississippi | Mary Allen | Yazoo City | | Dance & Art Presentation | | | |
| Missouri | Sara Cooper | Buckner | | Charleston Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Daughter of Major League Baseball player, Walker Cooper |
| Nebraska | Kathleen L. Nielsen | Lincoln | | Dance | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Iowa USA 1959 |
| Nevada | Loni Gravelle | Reno | | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg | Top 10 | | |
| New Hampshire | Holly Arnel | New London | | Drama | | | |
| New Jersey | Janet Ressler | Union | | Vocal | | | |
| New Mexico | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington | 19 | Dance | | Miss Congeniality | |
| New York | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | | Vocal, "True Love" | | | |
| New York City | Astrid Papamichael | New York City | | Vocal | | | |
| North Carolina | Elaine Herndon | Durham | | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| North Dakota | Helen Winje | Minot | | Vocal | | | |
| Ohio | Linda Hattman | Mansfield | | Ballet | | | |
| Oklahoma | Mary Nancy Denner | Alva | | Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | 2nd runner-up | | |
| Oregon | Judith Hansen | Astoria | | Classical Vocal, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohéme | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Pennsylvania | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | | Baton Twirling, "St. Louis Blues" & "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Puerto Rico | Winnie Rodríguez | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | Beatrice Turek | Providence | | Art Display | | | |
| South Carolina | Cecilia Colvert | Greenwood | 18 | Pantomime/Vocal, "C'est si bon" by Eartha Kitt | | | Mother of Miss South Carolina 1988, Anna Graham Reynolds |
| South Dakota | Patricia Miller | Mobridge | | Vocal | | | |
| Tennessee | Amanda Lee Whitman | Nashville | | Trampoline/Tumbling, "The Third Man Theme" | | | Performed the first trampoline talent act in the Miss America competition |
| Texas | Carolyn Calvert | Austin | | Monologue from Medea | | | |
| Utah | Francine Louise Felt | Salt Lake City | | Violin | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Vermont | Joan Hewitt | Brattleboro | | Art Presentation & Original Skit with original music | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Virginia | Rebecca Lee Edmunds | Roanoke | | Dance | | | |
| West Virginia | Janice Sickle | Fairmont | | Vocal & Dance | | | |
| Wisconsin | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Interpretive Dance, "3:00 in the Morning" | | | |