Miss America 1922 | |
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Date | September 7–9, 1922 |
Presenters | King Neptune (Hudson Maxim) |
Venue | Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Entrants | 64 |
Placements | 4 |
Winner | Mary Katherine Campbell Columbus, Ohio |
Miss America 1922 was the second annual Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey from September 7–9, 1922.[1][2][3]
At the conclusion of the event, Miss America 1921, Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., and film actress, Anita Stewart, presented the $5,000 Golden Mermaid Trophy to Mary Katherine Campbell of Columbus, Ohio thus declaring Campbell as the official successor to the Miss America title.[4]
Contestants from 64 cities, states, and titles competed at the event. The event was presented by Hudson Maxim dressed as King Neptune.[5]