# Miss America 1952

Miss America 1952, the 25th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1951. At age 25 (the maximum age that an entrant may be), Colleen Kay Hutchins is the second-oldest contestant to capture the crown (Debra Sue Maffett, Miss America 1983, is the oldest by a few months).
The first Miss Utah to win the crown, Hutchins, who died in 2010, was the mother of pro basketball player and executive Kiki Vandeweghe and grandmother of tennis player Coco Vandeweghe.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1952 | Utah – Colleen Kay Hutchins† |
| 1st Runner-Up | Indiana – Carol Mitchell |
| 2nd Runner-Up | North Carolina – Lu Long Ogburn |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Arkansas – Charlotte Simmen |
| 4th Runner-Up | Florida – Mary Elizabeth Godwin |
| Top 10 | Chicago – Adrianne Falcon  Maryland – Georgia Reed  Oklahoma – Bobbie Jene Simmons  South Carolina – Joyce Earle Perry  South Dakota – Marlene Margaret Rieb |
| Top 15 | Alabama – Jeanne Moody  Mississippi – Jessie Wynn Morgan  New Hampshire – Colleen Phyllis Gallant  Tennessee – Jean Harper  West Virginia – Phyllis Lee Walker |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Arkansas - Charlotte Simmen  North Carolina - Lu Long Ogburn  South Dakota - Marlene Margaret Rieb |
| Talent | Alabama - Jeanne Moody  North Carolina - Lu Long Ogburn  Utah - Colleen Kay Hutchins |

### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Hawaii - Claire Katherine Heen (tie)  Puerto Rico - Otilia Jimenez (tie) |

## Contestants

| Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Jeanne Moody | Cherokee | 21 | Dramatic Skit, "Sorry, Wrong Number" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Arkansas | Charlotte Simmen | Little Rock | | Vocal & Art Exhibition | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
| California | Patricia Lehman | Sacramento | | Piano | | | |
| Canada | Marjorie Alma Kelly | Courtland | | | | | |
| Chicago | Adrianne Falcon | Chicago | | Vocal & Dance | Top 10 | | |
| Colorado | Jo London | Aurora | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| Connecticut | Beverly Buriant | Bridgeport | | Drama | | | Later Miss Connecticut USA 1953 |
| Delaware | Suzanne Parrott | Dover | | Piano | | | |
| District of Columbia | June Klein | | 21 | Vocal | | | |
| Florida | Mary Elizabeth Godwin | Gainesville | | Pantomime, "Betty Boop" | 4th Runner-up | | |
| Georgia | Carol Frances Taylor | Alma | 20 | Monologue | | | |
| Greater Philadelphia | Margaret Ramsdale | Philadelphia | | Vocal, "Danny Boy" | | | |
| Hawaii | Claire Katherine Heen | Honolulu | | Hula | | Miss Congeniality | |
| Idaho | Phyllis Ralstin | Nezperce | | Operatic Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | | | |
| Illinois | Doris King | Granite City | | Dance | | | |
| Indiana | Carol Mitchell | Rochester | | Chalk Talk & Marionette Exhibition | 1st Runner-up | | |
| Iowa | Nancy Jane Norman | Shenandoah | 19 | Vocal, "Romance" from The Desert Song | | | |
| Kentucky | Dottye Nuckols | Bowling Green | | Vocal | | | |
| Louisiana | Jeanne Thompson | Baton Rouge | | Dance | | | Later Miss Louisiana USA 1952 & 1953, the only woman ever to compete at Miss USA twice |
| Maine | Beverly Ann Emery | Auburn | | Classical Vocal from The Student Prince | | | |
| Maryland | Georgia Reed | Baltimore | | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find it" from The Kissing Bandit | Top 10 | | |
| Massachusetts | Mildred Almeida | New Bedford | | Fashion Modeling | | | |
| Michigan | Delores Maria Berruezo | St. Clair Shores | | Dance | | | First Latina Miss Michigan |
| Minnesota | Katherine Rose Clark | Minneapolis | 20 | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | | | Kathryn Rose Clark, a native of La Crosse, Wis., was a student the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minn. for three years at the time of her state victory. |
| Mississippi | Jessie Morgan | Newton | | Ballet | Top 15 | | |
| Missouri | Carol Romann | St. Charles | | Bassoon | | | |
| Montana | Patricia McGinty | Great Falls | | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah | | | |
| Nebraska | Geraldine Elseman | Omaha | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| Nevada | Donna Sollars | Reno | | Vocal & Ukulele, "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" & "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | | | |
| New Hampshire | Coleen Gallant | Laconia | | Water Skiing | Top 15 | | |
| New Jersey | Bernice Massi | Camden | | | | | |
| New York | Louise Orlando | Syracuse | | Vocal | | | |
| New York City | Sandy Scott | New York City | | Vocal | | | |
| North Carolina | Lu Ogborn | Smithfield | | Piano, "Malagueña" | 2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
| North Dakota | Marilyn Walker | Minot | | Painting Display | | | |
| Ohio | Ruth Howell | Apple Creek | | Drama | | | |
| Oklahoma | Bobby Jene Simmons | Oklahoma City | | Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette | Top 10 | | |
| Oregon | Audrey Mistretta | Astoria | | Vocal | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Clare Lippert | Tarentum | | Vocal, "Lullaby of Broadway" | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Otilia Jimenez | | | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| South Carolina | Joyce Perry | Conway | | Comedy Vocal, "Sewing Machine" | Top 10 | | |
| South Dakota | Marlene Rieb | Parkston | | Baton Twirling | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
| Tennessee | Jean Harper | Memphis | | Vocal, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Top 15 | | Later Miss Tennessee USA 1952 and 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1952 |
| Texas | Glenda Holcomb | Odessa | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| Utah | Colleen Kay Hutchins | Salt Lake City | 25 | Dramatic Monologue, "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Vermont | Peggy Gilbert | Rutland | | Dance | | | |
| Virginia | Shirley Bryant | Norfolk | | Vocal | | | |
| Washington | Darlene Shaffer | Seattle | | Dress Design | | | |
| West Virginia | Phyllis Walker | Charleston | | Drama | Top 15 | | |
| Wisconsin | Sheila Murphy | Marshfield | 18 | Monologue | | | |
| Wyoming | Patricia Seabeck | Casper | | Monologue | | | |