Miss America 1952

Miss America 1952
DateSeptember 8, 1951 (1951-09-08)
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerColleen Kay Hutchins
Utah
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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).[1][2]

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.

  1. ^ "Atlantic City Launches King-Size Utah Miss". Salt Lake Tribune. New York Times News Service. September 10, 1951. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Utah Girl, 25, 5 Feet 10 Tall, Miss America". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Associated Press. September 9, 1951. p. 1.