# Miss America 1970

Miss America 1970, the 43rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1969.
First runner-up Kathy Baumann became an actress, guest-starring in several television series, including a featured role in the January 5, 1974 episode of M*A*S*H. Second runner-up Susan Anton also became a successful actress and singer.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1970 | Michigan – Pamela Eldred † |
| 1st Runner-Up | Ohio – Kathy Lynn Baumann |
| 2nd Runner-Up | New Jersey – Cheryl Carter  California – Susan Ellen Anton |
| 4th Runner-Up | Minnesota – Judy Mendenhall |
| Top 10 | Colorado – Adria Easton  Hawaii – Sheryl Akaka  Massachusetts – Georgina Hossfeld  New Mexico – Patricia Brummett  New York – Linda Trybus |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Connecticut - Carol Jean Norval Michigan - Pamela Eldred Ohio - Kathy Lynn Baumann |
| Talent | Minnesota - Judy Mendenhall New Mexico - Pat Brummett Ohio - Kathy Lynn Baumann |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Non-finalist Talent | Illinois - Dulcie Elizabeth Scripture Iowa - Lois Ann Koth Missouri - Frances Elaine Biesemeyer North Carolina - Patricia Elaine Johnson Tennessee - Mary Susan Cox Virginia - Sydney Lee Lewis West Virginia - Judith Ann Shoup |
| Miss Congeniality | Nebraska - Jane Deliese Briggeman |
| Neat as a Pin Award | New Jersey - Cheryl Carter |

## Contestants

| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Ann Fowler | Birmingham | 21 | Vocal "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof | | | Alabama's Junior Miss 1966 |
| Alaska | Gwenn Gregg | Anchorage | 18 | Art & Poetry Interpretation "The Wonder of Color" | | | |
| Arizona | Kathleen Ennis | Tucson | 20 | Original Comedy Monologue "Interview with Cleopatra, Shirley Temple and Tiny Tim" | | | |
| Arkansas | Marilyn Allen | North Little Rock | 20 | Acrobatic Ballet "Theme from Exodus" | | | |
| California | Susan Ellen Anton | Yucaipa | 18 | Vocal "Get Happy" & "Put On a Happy Face" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | | Popular singer & actress |
| Colorado | Adria Easton | Boulder | 21 | Baton Twirling "Medley from Funny Girl" | Top 10 | | |
| Connecticut | Carol Jean Norval | Stafford Springs | 21 | Organ "St. Louis Blues" | | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Delaware | Margo Ewing | Wilmington | 19 | Vocal Interpretation "My Mother's Wedding Day" | | | |
| Florida | Lynne Edea Topping | Marco Island | 20 | Ballet "Kismet" | | | |
| Georgia | Marilyn Olley | Marietta | 19 | Dramatic Interpretation & Dance "Romeo and Juliet" | | | |
| Hawaii | Sheryl Hung Lan Lokelani Akaka | Honolulu | 22 | Piano "Piano in E-flat Major" | Top 10 | | |
| Idaho | Diana Hopperstad | Twin Falls | 19 | Folk Song w/Tambourine & Drum Solo "Both Sides, Now" | | | |
| Illinois | Dulcie Scripture | Elgin | 20 | Piano "Khachaturian's Toccata" | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Indiana | Jill Jackson | Anderson | 18 | Vocal/Dance "Much More" from The Fantasticks | | | |
| Iowa | Lois Koth | Alta | 20 | Pipe Organ "Toccata" by Charles-Marie Widor | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Kansas | Margo Sue Schroeder | Hillsboro | 18 | Piano "Sunny" | | | |
| Kentucky | Louisa Flook | Richmond | 20 | Dramatic Monologue from Little Moon of Alban by James Costigan | | | |
| Louisiana | Sharon Branaman | New Iberia | 19 | Classical Vocal "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann | | | |
| Maine | Kirsten Elizabeth Bell | Caribou | 18 | Piano "Theme from The Apartment" | | | |
| Maryland | Margaret Elaine Mackle | Cecilton | 21 | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| Massachusetts | Georgina Hossfeld | Burlington | 22 | Piano "Grieg's Piano Concerto" & "Bumble Boogie" | Top 10 | | |
| Michigan | Pamela Eldred | Birmingham | 21 | Ballet "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" | Miss America 1970 | | |
| Minnesota | Judy Mendenhall | Edina | 18 | Flute "The Swiss Shepherd's Song" by Pietro Morlacchi | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Mississippi | Jane Foshee | Hattiesburg | 19 | Vocal/Soft Shoe Dance "Makin' Whoopee" | | | Mississippi's Junior Miss 1967 |
| Missouri | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin | 18 | Art Presentation "Talk to the Animals" | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Montana | Jeanne Meek | Bridger | 22 | Piano "Toccata" by Paul Ben-Haim | | | |
| Nebraska | Jane Deliese Briggeman | Seward | 21 | Musical Interpretation "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" & "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | | Miss Congeniality | |
| Nevada | Karen Wastun | Yerington | 21 | Dramatic Presentation "Lizzie" from The Rainmaker | | | |
| New Hampshire | Catherine Zanichkowsky | Nashua | 19 | Vocal Medley "Go Tell It on the Mountain" & "Blowin' in the Wind" | | | |
| New Jersey | Cheryl Carter | Matawan | 19 | Piano "Theme from An Affair to Remember" | 2nd runner-up (tie) | | |
| New Mexico | Pat Brummett | Hobbs | 21 | Classical Vocal "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
| New York | Linda Trybus | Snyder | 20 | Song & Dance "Mary Poppins Medley" | Top 10 | | |
| North Carolina | Patricia Johnson | Winston-Salem | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal from Porgy and Bess | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| North Dakota | Charlene Seifert | Gascoyne | 21 | Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty" | | | |
| Ohio | Kathy Lynn Baumann | Bowling Green | 19 | Gymnastics Dance "Those Were the Days" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent | Later CEO of Baumann's of Beverly Hills |
| Oklahoma | Jeanne Gambrell | Tulsa | 22 | Ballet/Jazz Dance "Hair" and "Aquarius" from Hair | | | |
| Oregon | Margie Elaine Huhta | Astoria | 20 | Vocal Medley "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" & "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Trudy Lee Pedersen | Etters | 18 | Vocal "The Sound of Music" | | | |
| Rhode Island | Jeanne Bursley | Barrington | 20 | Vocal/Dance "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | | | |
| South Carolina | Brantlee Price | Newberry | 19 | Vocal "Got a Lot o' Living to Do" | | | |
| South Dakota | Nancy Nickelson | Belle Fourche | 20 | Folk Singing & Guitar "If I Had Wings" | | | |
| Tennessee | Mary Cox | Johnson City | 20 | Semi-Classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Texas | Dana Dowell | White Oak | 19 | Drum Set "Cute" | | | |
| Utah | Susan Nielson | Salt Lake City | 20 | Ballet "Eleven Studies for Eleven Players" by Ned Rorem | | | |
| Vermont | Barbara Schmitt | South Hero | 21 | Comedy Reading "Archy and Mehitabel" | | | |
| Virginia | Sydney Lewis | Hampton | 19 | Original Monologue "Prisoner at the Bar" | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Washington | Marsha Covey | Moses Lake | 19 | Vocal Medley "Love Come Again" & "That's Life" | | | |
| West Virginia | Judith Shoup | Gibsonia, PA | 22 | Vocal Medley & French Horn "Days of Wine and Roses", "A Taste of Honey" & "I've Gotta Be Me" | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Wisconsin | Cindy Morgan | Janesville | 18 | Vocal "Old Devil Moon" | | | |
| Wyoming | Sandra Grim | Casper | 20 | Vocal Medley "People", "I Gotta Be Me" & "Free Again" | | | |

## Judges

* Hal David
* Joan Crosby
* Wendell E. Smith
* Leon Leonidoff
* Zelma George
* Jane Pickens Langley
* Edward Loeb
* Norton Mockridge
* Mrs. Walter Varney Magee
* Bud Westmore