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* {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Miss Colorado|Colorado]] – Rebecca Ann King (tie)
* {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Miss Colorado|Colorado]] – Rebecca Ann King (tie)
* {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} [[Miss Nevada|Nevada]] – Echo Layne Ross (tie)
* {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} [[Miss Nevada|Nevada]] – Echo Layne Ross (tie)
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== Contestants ==
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!State
!Name
!Hometown
!Age
!Talent
!Placement
!Awards
!Notes
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|{{Flagicon|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama|Alabama]]'''
|Jane Rice
|[[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]
|21
|Vocal, "[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]" & "I Will Never Pass This Way Again"
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|{{Flagicon|Alaska}} '''[[Miss Alaska|Alaska]]'''
|Virginia Adams
|[[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]
|21
|Classical Vocal, "[[Adele's Laughing Song]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona|Arizona]]'''
|Susan May
|[[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]]
|19
|Piano Medley, "[[The Glory of Love (song)|The Glory of Love]]", "Laura", & "[[On the Sunny Side of the Street]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Arkansas}} '''[[Miss Arkansas|Arkansas]]'''
|Becky Hume
|[[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]
|23
|Free Floor Exercise & Balance Beam Routine
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|{{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Miss California|California]]'''
|Susan Shipley
|[[Hillsborough, California|Hillsborough]]
|21
|Piano, "[[Malagueña (song)|Malagueña]]"
|Top 10
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|{{Flagicon|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado|Colorado]]'''
|[[Rebecca Ann King]]
|[[Sterling, Colorado|Sterling]]
|23
|Vocal, "[[If I Ruled the World]]"
|'''Winner'''
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|Mother of [[Miss Colorado]] 2011, Diana Dremen
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|{{Flagicon|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut|Connecticut]]'''
|Deborah Blanchard
|[[North Haven, Connecticut|North Haven]]
|21
|Modern Jazz Dance
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|{{Flagicon|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware|Delaware]]'''
|Jackie LaGuardia
|[[Milford, Delaware|Milford]]
|19
|Vocal from ''[[Irma La Douce (musical)|Irma La Douce]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Florida}} '''[[Miss Florida|Florida]]'''
|[[Ellen Meade]]
|[[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]
|20
|Ballet Roller Skating, "The Black Swan"
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} '''[[Miss Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'''
|Gail Bullock
|[[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]]
|19
|Ballet to the theme from ''[[Summer of '42]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii|Hawaii]]'''
|Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa
|[[Hawaii Kai, Hawaii|Hawaii Kai]]
|19
|Hula
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|Miss Congeniality
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|{{Flagicon|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho|Idaho]]'''
|Sharon Davis
|[[Jerome, Idaho|Jerome]]
|21
|Vocal, "[[Matchmaker, Matchmaker]]" from ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois|Illinois]]'''
|Colleen Metternich
|[[Carthage, Illinois|Carthage]]
|23
|Piano, "Variations on a Twelve Note Theme"
|Top 10
|Preliminary Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana|Indiana]]'''
|Karen Rodgers
|[[Indianapolis]]
|22
|Popular Vocal, "[[Put a Little Love in Your Heart]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa|Iowa]]'''
|Lynette Henninger
|[[Bettendorf, Iowa|Bettendorf]]
|19
|Ballet, "[[Colour My World (Petula Clark song)|Colour My World]]" & "Make No Sound"
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|{{Flagicon|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas|Kansas]]'''
|Jane Schulte
|[[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]
|21
|Vocal Medley, "[[The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (song)|Happiest Girl in the Whole USA]]" & "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky|Kentucky]]'''
|Lyda Lewis
|[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
|24
|Vocal, "[[Sweet Inspiration (The Sweet Inspirations song)|Sweet Inspiration]]" & "[[Where You Lead]]"
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|First African American [[Miss Kentucky]]
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|{{Flagicon|Louisiana}} '''[[Miss Louisiana|Louisiana]]'''
|Debbie Ward
|[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]
|20
|Vocal Medley, "[[I Enjoy Being a Girl]]" & "[[I Could Have Danced All Night]]"
|3rd runner-up
|Preliminary Talent Award
|Featured performer & co-host of the [[Miss America]] Pageants from [[Miss America 1975|1975]]-[[Miss America 1977|1977]]
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|{{Flagicon|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine|Maine]]'''
|Carlene Quimby
|[[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]]
|20
|Vocal, "[[I Cain't Say No]]" from ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland|Maryland]]'''
|Kristi Maurine Reindl
|[[LaVale, Maryland|LaVale]]
|19
|Tympani, "The Champ"
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|Former mayor of [[O'Fallon, Illinois]]
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|{{Flagicon|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]'''
|Rena Walmsley
|[[North Attleborough, Massachusetts|North Attleboro]]
|20
|Dramatic Soliloquy from ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]''
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan|Michigan]]'''
|Sherry Agnello
|[[St. Clair Shores, Michigan|St. Clair Shores]]
|19
|Vocal, "[[I'd Rather Be Blue]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Minnesota}} '''[[Miss Minnesota|Minnesota]]'''
|Joleen Benoit
|[[Farmington, Minnesota|Farmington]]
|19
|Vocal/Guitar, "[[Danny's Song]]"
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|{{Flagicon|Mississippi}} '''[[Miss Mississippi|Mississippi]]'''
|Kathleen Coole
|[[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]]
|19
|Vocal Medley, "[[Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)|Everything's Alright]]" & "[[I Don't Know How to Love Him]]" from ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri|Missouri]]'''
|Terri Dodson
|[[Fulton, Missouri|Fulton]]
|22
|Piano, "Dizzy Fingers"
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|{{Flagicon|Montana}} '''[[Miss Montana|Montana]]'''
|Debbie Reber
|[[Helena, Montana|Helena]]
|22
|Vocal Medley & Guitar
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska|Nebraska]]'''
|Sandy Cramer
|[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
|18
|Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "I'm an Ordinary Man"
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|{{Flagicon|Nevada}} '''[[Miss Nevada|Nevada]]'''
|Echo Rost
|[[Sparks, Nevada|Sparks]]
|20
|Modern Jazz Dance, "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]"
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|Neat as a Pin Award
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|{{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]'''
|Michelle Cote
|[[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]]
|22
|Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from ''[[The Old Maid and the Thief]]''
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey|New Jersey]]'''
|[[Sue Lowden|Suzanne Plummer]]
|[[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood]]
|21
|Piano, "[[Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]"
|2nd runner-up
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|Previously [[Miss District of Columbia USA]] 1971
Top 12 at [[Miss USA 1971]]


Former leader of Nevada State Republican Party and [[2010 United States Senate elections|2010 Senate]] candidate
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|{{Flagicon|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico|New Mexico]]'''
|Patti Elaine Nelms
|[[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]]
|21
|Vocal/Dance, "[[Basin Street Blues]]" & "[[Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody]]"
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|{{Flagicon|New York}} '''[[Miss New York|New York]]'''
|Joann Miller
|[[Cheektowaga (town), New York|Cheektowaga]]
|20
|Jazz Dance
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|{{Flagicon|North Carolina}} '''[[Miss North Carolina|North Carolina]]'''
|Heather Walker
|[[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]]
|19
|Popular Vocal, "[[The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener|The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener]]"
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|{{Flagicon|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota|North Dakota]]'''
|Linda Joyce Cole
|[[Lisbon, North Dakota|Lisbon]]
|19
|Classical Vocal, "Winds in the South"
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|{{Flagicon|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio|Ohio]]'''
|Cheryl Yourkvitch
|[[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]]
|21
|Vocal Medley
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]'''
|Andrea Hanson
|[[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]]
|21
|Piano/Vocal, "The Homeland Aria" from ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''
|Top 10
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|{{Flagicon|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon|Oregon]]'''
|Nancy Jean Jackson
|[[Nyssa, Oregon|Nyssa]]
|20
|Dramatic Interpretation from ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]'''
|[[Tina Louise Thomas]]
|[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
|18
|Gospel Vocal, "[[Take My Hand, Precious Lord]]"
|4th runner-up
|Preliminary Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]'''
|Patricia Garrahy
|[[North Providence, Rhode Island|North Providence]]
|19
|Ballet, "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]"
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|{{Flagicon|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina|South Carolina]]'''
|Fran Riggins
|[[Easley, South Carolina|Easley]]
|21
|Vocal, "[[All the Things You Are]]"
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|{{Flagicon|South Dakota}} '''[[Miss South Dakota|South Dakota]]'''
|Gwen Resick
|[[Clark, South Dakota|Clark]]
|20
|Dramatic Skit, "Aldonza" from ''[[Don Quixote]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee|Tennessee]]'''
|Anne Randle Galloway
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|20
|Piano, ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]''
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|{{Flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas|Texas]]'''
|Judy Mallett
|[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]
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|Fiddle, "[[Csárdás]]" & "[[Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special]]"
|Top 10
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|Performed in the halftime show of [[Super Bowl VIII]]
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|{{Flagicon|Utah}} '''[[Miss Utah|Utah]]'''
|Brenda Richardson
|[[Provo, Utah|Provo]]
|20
|Vocal Medley
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont|Vermont]]'''
|Joylynn McCraw
|[[Barre (city), Vermont|Barre]]
|22
|Popular Vocal & Sign Language, "[[I Am Woman|I am Woman]]"
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|Non-finalist Talent Award
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|{{Flagicon|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia|Virginia]]'''
|Elinda Gail Vandeventer
|[[Pulaski, Virginia|Pulaski]]
|20
|Classical Vocal, "The Telephone Aria"
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|{{Flagicon|Washington}} '''[[Miss Washington|Washington]]'''
|Leslie Mays
|[[Mercer Island, Washington|Mercer Island]]
|23
|Jazz Dance, "[[The 'In' Crowd (song)|The 'In' Crowd]]"
|Top 10
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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|{{Flagicon|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia|West Virginia]]'''
|Myra Elizabeth "Beth" McVey
|[[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]
|20
|Classical Vocal, "[[Quando me'n vo']]"
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|{{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]'''
|Judith Hieke
|[[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|Menomonee Falls]]
|19
|Flute Medley including "Cuanto le Gusta"
|1st runner-up
|Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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|{{Flagicon|Wyoming}} '''[[Miss Wyoming|Wyoming]]'''
|Pamela Hill
|[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]
|20
|Vocal, "I Can Love"
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 16 September 2024

Miss America 1974
Rebecca Ann King as Miss America 1974
DateSeptember 8, 1973
PresentersBert Parks[1]
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerRebecca Ann King
Colorado
← 1973
1975 →

Miss America 1974, the 47th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1973, and broadcast on NBC.[2]

The winner was Rebecca Ann King, whose daughter Diana Dreman would become Miss Colorado and a contender for Miss America 2012, the first daughter of a victorious Miss America to compete in the pageant.

Suzanne Plummer, second runner-up, is known today as Sue Lowden, who became chairperson of the Republican Party in Nevada and a 2010 U.S. Senate candidate there. Another contestant, Michelle Marshall of Missouri, is now the political analyst and blogger Taylor Marsh.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss America 1974
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Awards

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Preliminary awards

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Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards

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Awards Contestant
Non-finalist Talent
Miss Congeniality
Neat as a Pin

References

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  1. ^ a b Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty New Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Lilleband, Eleanor; Seider, Gale; Long, William (9 Sep 1973). "Colorado Beauty Miss America". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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