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 Academy Award 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 City - Eileen Henry New York - Violet Mellar Pennsylvania - Eleanor D. Kramer West Virginia - Norma Lee Salisbury Wisconsin - Antoine “Toni” Bernice Lunde

↑ 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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