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Miss America 1924, the fourth Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, September 6, 1924.[1][2] Mary Katherine Campbell, who won the title the previous two years, placed as 1st runner-up. Pageant officials later instituted a rule allowing competitors to be crowned only once.[3] Ruth Malcomson competing as Miss Philadelphia was named Miss America of 1924 against a field of 83 entrants, the largest number of contestants in Miss America history.[4]
| Miss America 1924 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 6, 1924 |
| Presenters | King Neptune |
| Venue | Million Dollar Pier Ballroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Entrants | 83 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Winner | Ruth Malcomson Philadelphia |
Second runner-up Fay Lanphier would become Miss America 1925. Another of the finalists, Beatrice Roberts, became an actress who appeared in more than 50 Hollywood productions.
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Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1924 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runners-Up |
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| Top 11 |
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| Top 16 |
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| Location[5] | Name | Age | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona | Katherine Brown | |||
| Atlanta | Estelle Bradley | Top 10 | ||
| Austin | Vera Simpson | |||
| Baltimore | Mary Rose Kenny | |||
| Bay Ridge | Dorothea Kenna | |||
| Beaumont | Freeda Rowley | |||
| Biloxi | Vivian Ruth Shaddinger | |||
| Birmingham | Mildred Adams | |||
| Boston | Mildred M. Prendergast | |||
| Bradley Beach | Edith Wright | |||
| Bronx | Francis Harten | |||
| Brooklyn | Hildur Johnson | |||
| Cape May | Emily Borbach | Top 10 | ||
| Chicago | Margaret Leigh | 4th runner-up (tie) | ||
| Columbus, Georgia|Columbus GA | Anne Davis | |||
| Columbus OH | Lenore O'Ryan | |||
| Coney Island, New York | Agnes I. Leonard | |||
| Cumberland, Maryland | Gretchen Carney | |||
 Dallas, Texas |
Etta Mae Collins | |||
| Decatur, Illinois | Virginia Lipscomb | |||
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania | Margaret McGee | |||
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | Helen Mankus | |||
| Fort Worth, Texas | Hazel Doolin | |||
| Galveston, Texas | Lorraine Holzhaus | |||
| Greater New York, New York | Margie Booth | Top 10 | ||
| Hammonton, New Jersey | Alice Kind | |||
| Hoboken, New Jersey | Emerita Monsch | Top 10 | ||
 Houston, Texas |
Mary C. Wilmot | |||
| Jackson, Mississippi | Mabel Batson | |||
 Jacksonville, Florida |
Roberta Russell | |||
| Jersey City, New Jersey | Bonnie Blair | |||
| Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Letne von Alt | |||
| Lakeland, Florida | Margaret Swindell | |||
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Stella Springer | |||
 Los Angeles, California |
Lillian Knight | 3rd runner-up | ||
| Louisville, Kentucky | Juanita Hobbs | |||
| Manhattan, New York | Alice Beatrice Roberts | 4th runner-up (tie) | ||
| Margate City, New Jersey | Myrtle Marshall | |||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Clara Ethel Koehler | Top 15 | ||
| Miss America 1922 & 1923 | Mary Katherine Campbell | 18 | 1st runner-up | |
| Nashville, Tennessee | Ann Elizabeth Warner | |||
| Newark, New Jersey | Edith Becker | Top 15 | ||
| Newburgh, New York | Mary Griggs | |||
 New Orleans, Louisiana |
Louise Moore | Top 15 | ||
| Norristown, Pennsylvania | Dorothy E. Gross | |||
| Oakland, California | Irma Frazier | |||
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Willie Mae Stockton | Top 10 | ||
| Paducah, Kentucky | Kathleen McElroy | |||
| Pensacola, Florida | Lottie Eitzen | |||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Ruth Malcomson | Winner | Aunt of Miss Pennsylvania 1956, Lorna Malcomson Ringler, and great-aunt of Miss Delaware 1981, Jodi Meade Graham[citation needed] | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Helen Steubne | |||
| Pleasantville, New Jersey | Gertrude McDonough | |||
| Providence, Rhode Island | Freida Leamon | |||
| Queens, New York | Mary Carlson | |||
| Reading, Pennsylvania | Nellie M. Paige | |||
| Richmond, New York | Melise Danning | |||
| Rochester, New York | Katherine Skuse | |||
 St. Louis, Missouri |
Helen Moore | |||
 San Antonio, Texas |
Katherine Hensley | |||
| Santa Cruz, California | Fay Lanphier | 18 | 2nd runner-up | |
| Sioux City, Iowa | Alta Sterling | |||
| Somers Point, New Jersey | Ethel Sipps | |||
| Stamford, Connecticut | Helen Haddock | |||
| Syracuse, New York | Alma Jeanne Williams | |||
| Tampa, Florida | Virginia McRae | |||
| Texas City, Texas | Thelma Kirsch | |||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | Rose Everett | |||
 Washington D.C. |
Helen Sweeney | |||
| Watertown, New York | Hilda Farrell | |||
| West Palm Beach, Florida | Frances Payne | |||
| Wichita, Kansas | Donna Frye | |||
| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Theresa Matzer | |||
| Yonkers, New York | Florence Kreisler | |||
| Youngstown, Ohio | Pauline James | Top 15 |
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