Miss America 1927

Miss America 1927
Date	September 9, 1927
Presenters	King Neptune (Eddie Dowling)
Venue	Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Entrants	75
Placements	15
Winner	Lois Delander Illinois

Miss America 1927, the seventh Miss America pageant, was held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1927.^[1][2] The winner was 16-year-old Lois Delander who competed as Miss Illinois. She won the Miss America title on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary.^[3]

This marked the last pageant to be held in the 1920s, the next Miss America competition would not be held until 1933.

Results

Contestants of the 1927 Miss America Pageant

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1927	Illinois - Lois Delander
1st runner-up	Dallas - Mozelle Ransome
Top 5	Philadelphia - Kathleen Coyle Tulsa - Virginia Howard Hammond - Anne Howe
Top 15	Battlecreek - Charlotte Jane Lowe Boston - Ethel Beatrice La Peirce California - Bertha Wiezel Charleston - Claudia Harvin Huntington - Lillian Ward New York City - Frieda Louise Mierse Newark - Carolyn Pierson Oakland - Ruby Smith Pittsfield - Martha E. Hick Rochester - Dorothea Ditmer
Rolling Chair Parade Winner	New York City - Freida Louise Mierse

References

1. "Unbobbed Girl, 16, Wins Miss America". The Miami News. 1927-09-10. p. 1.
2. Associated Press (1927-09-10). "Joliet Girl, 16, 'Miss Illinois,' Queen of Beauty". Decatur Review. p. 1.
3. "Miss America History 1927". Retrieved 2012-04-13.

External links

• Miss America official website