Miss America 1975, the 48th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1974, and broadcast on NBC.

The winner, Shirley Cothran, was a graduate of Denton High School in Texas, the same school attended by the Miss America of four years before, Phyllis George.

Among the other contestants in the 1975 pageant was Miss Florida, actress Delta Burke.

Results

Placements

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Other awards

Judges

  • Eileen Farrell
  • Dr. Wellington B. Gray
  • Trudy Haynes
  • Peter Lind Hayes
  • Mary Healy
  • Eddie Foy III
  • Colonel Gilbert Mitchell
  • Jeanne Meixell

Contestants

References

External links

  • Miss America official website

Shirley Cothran, Miss America 1975 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV67

A new day A new experience Miss America 1975

Delta Burke Miss Florida 1974 At Miss America Pageant vrogue.co

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