Miss America 1957

Miss America 1957, the 30th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1956,^[1] on ABC.

Miss America 1957
Miss America Marian McKnight in 1957
Date	September 8, 1956
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Entrants	50
Placements	10
Winner	Marian McKnight South Carolina
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Marian McKnight became the first Miss South Carolina to take the crown. She was crowned by Miss America 1956, Sharon Kay Ritchie.^[1]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1957	South Carolina – Marian McKnight[1]
1st Runner-Up	District of Columbia – Margo Lucey[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Alabama – Anne Stuart Ariail[1]
3rd Runners-Up (tie)	Arizona – Barbara Patricia Hilgenberg[1]  Kansas – Mary Ann McGrew[1]
Top 10	California – Joan Colleen Beckett  Canada – Dorothy Germaine Moreau  Chicago – Sandra Jean Stuart  Hawaii – Jere Wright  Massachusetts – Jewel Frast Smerage

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	California - Joan Colleen Beckett Hawaii - Jere Wright Chicago - Sandra Jean Stuart
Talent	Alabama - Anne Stuart Ariail Arkansas - Barbara Banks Nebraska - Diane Knotek

Other awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Vermont - Sandra Jean Simpson
Non-finalist Talent	Iowa - Martha Barsness Louisiana - Bobbie Chachere Michigan - Shirley Swanson Nebraska - Diane Knotek Pennsylvania - Lorne Malcomson Virginia - Rebecca Richardson Wisconsin - Lynn Byron Holden