# Miss America 1942

Miss America 1942, the 16th Miss America pageant, was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1942. Miss Texas, Jo-Carroll Dennison won the title after winning the swimsuit and talent categories. She was the first Miss Texas to win the Miss America title.
Dennison became an actress and had roles in films such as Winged Victory. She was married at one time to comedian Phil Silvers.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1942 | Texas – Jo-Carroll Dennison |
| 1st Runner-Up | Chicago – Bette Brunk |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Michigan – Patricia Uline Hill |
| 3rd Runner-Up | New Jersey – Madeline Layton |
| 4th Runner-Up | California – Lucille Lambert |
| Top 10 | Birmingham – Marie Lucille Duncan  Florida – Eileen Irma Knapp  Illinois – Patricia Hayes  Miami – Leona Fredericks  New York City – Annyse Diane Sherman |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Birmingham - Marie Lucille Duncan Chicago - Bette Brunk Texas - Jo-Carroll Dennison |
| Talent | Ohio - Barbara Patterson New York - Marion Moselle Texas - Jo-Carroll Dennison |

### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Mississippi - Dorothy Fox |

## Contestants

| Title | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards |
| Birmingham | Marie Duncan | Birmingham | | Vocal, "I Met Him on Monday" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
| California | Lucille Lambert | Hollywood | | Vocal, "Embraceable You" | 4th Runner-Up | |
| Central New York | Catherine Victoria Zambon | | | | | |
| Chicago | Bette Brunk | Chicago | | Hula, "Hawaiian War Chant" | 1st Runner-Up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
| Columbia | Virginia Pulliam | Columbia | | | | |
| Connecticut | Alice Clifford | Burlington | | | | |
| Delaware | Dorothy McGovern | Wilmington | | | | |
| District of Columbia | Marilyn Makin | | 18 | Vocal | | |
| Florida | Eileen Knapp | | | Tap Dance, "Bye Bye Blues" | Top 10 | |
| Illinois | Patricia Hayes | Rochelle | | Dramatic Recitation | Top 10 | |
| Maryland | Bettye Mitchell | Baltimore | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Paula Boardman | Natick | | | | |
| Miami | Leona Fredericks | Miami | | Vocal, "Nobody's Baby" | Top 10 | |
| Michigan | Patricia Hill | Detroit | | Comedic Recitation | 2nd Runner-up | |
| Minnesota | Jane Groerner | Minneapolis | | | | |
| Mississippi | Dorothy Fox | Columbus | | | | Miss Congeniality |
| Nebraska | Claire Buglewicz | | | Vocal, "You Made Me Love You" | | |
| New Jersey | Madeline Layton | Maywood | | Vocal, "Saturday Night" | 3rd Runner-up | |
| New Mexico | Marjorie Adams | Roswell | | | | |
| New Orleans | Edna Joyce | New Orleans | | | | |
| New York | Marion Moselle | Utica | | | | Preliminary Talent Award |
| New York City | Annyse Sherman | New York City | | Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | Top 10 | |
| North Carolina | Hilda Taylor | Goldsboro | | | | |
| Ohio | Barbara Patterson | Cincinnati | | | | Preliminary Talent Award |
| Philadelphia | Geraldine Powell | Philadelphia | | | | |
| South Carolina | Nelle Xermenia Owens | Columbia | | | | |
| Texas | Jo-Carroll Dennison | Tyler | 19 | Vocal & Dance, "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award |
| Virginia | Charlotte Mae Smith | Fredericksburg | | | | |
| Western Pennsylvania | Ruth Elfreda Schmidt | Pittsburgh | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Charlotte Lemmer | Milwaukee | 18 | | | |