# Miss America 1936

Miss America 1936, the tenth Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 12, 1936. Despite winning three of the pageant's contests ("most beautiful girl in evening gown", "most perfect model", and "Miss Outdoors Girl"), Miss Cook County was awarded 3rd runner-up. Miss Connecticut, the 2nd runner-up, won the "Miss Personality" prize, while Miss Philadelphia, Rose Veronica Coyle, sang and tap-danced her way to the "Talent Award", as well as winning the coveted crown. Entrants from Pennsylvania took the top honor as well as capturing three other positions in the Top 15.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1936 | Philadelphia – Rose Veronica Coyle |
| 1st Runner-Up | California – Phyllis Hume Dobson |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Connecticut – Tillie Theodora Cecilia Grey |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Cook County – Arlene Causey |
| 4th Runner-Up | Birmingham – Gloria Levinge |
| Top 15 | Alabama – Tommy Marie Peck  Kentucky – Jean M. Megerle  Buckeye Lake – Evelyn Townley  Chester – Elaine Miller Corpus Christi – Patricia Allen Green  Kentucky – Charlet Hiteman  New Hampshire – Edna Dean Jones Pittsburgh – Bonnie Boyle  Reading – Anna Julia Zaker  Virginia – Dolores Taylor |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Talent | Birmingham – Gloria Levinge  California – Phyllis Hume Dobson  Philadelphia – Rose Veronica Coyle |

## Contestants

47 contestants competed for the title.
| Represented | Contestant | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placements | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Tommy Marie Peck | | | | Top 15 | | |
| Anthracite | Margie Sossong | Scranton | | | | | |
| Atlanta | Ora York | Atlanta | | | | | |
| Baltimore | Anne Margaret Kane | Baltimore | | | | | |
| Birmingham | Gloria Levinge | Birmingham | | Tap Dance | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Blue Grass | Jean Megerle | Fort Thomas | 19 | | Top 15 | | |
| Buckeye Lake | Evelyn Townley | | | Acrobatic Dance | Top 15 | | |
| California | Phyllis Dobson | Hollywood | | Drama | 1st Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Camden | Thelma Bieber | Camden | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Thelma Perkins | Charlotte | | | | | |
| Chester | Elaine Miller | Chester | | | Top 15 | | |
| Chicago | Genevieve Anderson | Chicago | | | | | |
| Cincinnati | Dorothy A. Duncan | Cincinnati | | | | | |
| Cook County | Arlene Causey | Chicago | | | 3rd Runner-up | Best Model Best in Evening Gown Miss Outdoors Girl | |
| Connecticut | Tillie Grey | Waterbury | | | 2nd runner-up | Miss Personality | |
| Corpus Christi | Patricia Allen Green | Corpus Christi | | | Top 15 | | |
| Delaware | Lillian Shamers | Wilmington | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | Shirley Schwartz | | | | | | First Jewish titleholder |
| Flint | June Ursula Forbes | Flint | | | | | |
| Georgia | Hilda Veale | Watkinsville | | | | | |
| Illinois | Virginia Moeller | Springfield | | | | | |
| Iowa | Carol Bailey | Waterloo | 16 | | | | |
| Kentucky | Charlet Hiteman | Newport | | | Top 15 | | |
| Lancaster | Ellen McCormick | Lancaster | | | | | |
| Long Island | Evelyn Lemhart | | | | | | |
| Maine | Dolly Stewart | Rockland | | | | | |
| Maryland | Ethel Holland | Berlin | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Marion Flynn | Norwood | 18 | | | | |
| Minnesota | Irene Martineau | Minneapolis | | | | | |
| Mississippi | Rachel Smith | Booneville | | | | | |
| Missouri | Margaret Price | Lexington | | | | | |
| Montgomery County | Joan Frankenburg | Miquon | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | Edna Jones | Roxbury | | | Top 15 | | |
| New Orleans | Doris Huet | New Orleans | | | | | |
| Philadelphia | Rose Coyle | Philadelphia | | Vocal/Tap Dance, "I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin'" | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Pittsburgh | Bonnie Boyle | Pittsburgh | | | Top 15 | | |
| Portland | Edna Smith | Portland | | | | | |
| Reading | Anna Julia Zaker | Reading | | | Top 15 | | |
| Rhode Island | Mary Margaret Rogers | Johnston | | | | | |
| Roton Point | Evelyn Lenhart | Greenwich | | | | | |
| South Jersey | Evelyn Pierce | Riverside | | | | | |
| Virginia | Dolores Taylor | Ocean View | | | Top 15 | | |
| Virginia Peninsula | Mary Virginia Ash | Phoebus | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Aline Schwartz | Milwaukee | 18 | | | | |
| Western New York | Susan Georgianna Green | Bolwar | | | | | |
| Western Pennsylvania | Marie Ketter | Ridgway | | | | | |
| York | Sallie Hinton | York | | | | | |