| Miss America 1939 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1939 |
| Venue | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Patricia Donnelly Michigan |
Miss America 1939, the 13th Miss America pageant, was the last pageant to be held at the famed Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1] The finals were held on Saturday, September 9, 1939, and Miss Michigan, Patricia Donnelly, was crowned Miss America 1939.[2] The Miss Congeniality Award was also introduced at the 1939 competition.
Donnelly later became a singer and actress. Third runner-up Marguerita Skliris became the actress Margia Dean, who starred in such Hollywood films as Seven Women from Hell and The Quatermass Xperiment. Fourth runner-up Rose Marie Elliott had a successful musical career on the Broadway stage as Rose Marie Brown.
- ^ "Miss America History 1939". Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Miss America Seeks Ways To Mother's Bills". Ogden Standard. Associated Press. September 11, 1939. p. 8.