Miss America 1946

Miss America 1946
Date	September 7, 1946
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	50
Placements	16
Winner	Marilyn Buferd; California

Miss America 1946, the 20th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1946.[1]

The winner, Marilyn Buferd, later became an actress, as did fourth runner-up Carol Ohmart and one of the 16 finalists, future Oscar and Emmy Award winner Cloris Leachman.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1946	California - Marilyn Buferd
1st runner-up	Arkansas - Rebecca Jane McCall
2nd runner-up	Atlanta - Janey Miller
3rd runner-up	Louisiana - Marguerite Eileen McClelland
4th runner-up	Utah - Armelia Carol Ohmart
Top 16	Chicago - Cloris Leachman Cincinnati - LaVonne Bond Connecticut - Joan Elizabeth Turner Florida - Jacquelyn Marie Jennings Illinois - Patricia Jean Fry Louisville - Patricia Alden Fenton New York - Violet Mellar New York City - Eileen Henry Pennsylvania - Eleanor D. Kramer West Virginia - Norma Lee Salisbury Wisconsin - Antoine “Toni” Bernice Lunde

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Arkansas - Rebecca Jane McCall Atlanta - Janey Miller (tie) California - Marilyn Buferd New York City - Eileen Henry (tie)
Talent	Alabama - Emma Dale Nunnally Atlanta - Janey Miller Pennsylvania - Eleanor D. Kramer

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	New York - Violet Mellar

Associated Press (1946-09-08). "Los Angeles Girl Is Miss America". Port Arthur News. p. 1.

Saulino Osborne, Angela (1995). "Miss Americas and their Courts". Miss America The Dream Lives On. Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-110-7.

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