Miss America 1975

Miss America 1975
Date	September 7, 1974
Presenters	Bert Parks Phyllis George
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Shirley Cothran Texas

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.^[1]^[2]

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

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1975	Texas - Shirley Cothran
1st runner-up	California - Lucianne Buchanan
2nd runner-up	Illinois - Jean Ahern
3rd runner-up	Kentucky - Darlene Compton
4th runner-up	Louisiana - Libby Lovejoy
Top 10	Indiana - Penny Tichenor New Mexico - Donna Reel South Dakota - Barbara Marie Guthmiller Tennessee - Deborah Humphreys Kincaid Washington - Kathleen Beth Moore
Preliminary Talent Award	Illinois - Jean Ahern Kentucky - Darlene Compton Tennessee - Deborah Humphreys
Preliminary Swimsuit Award	California - Lucianna Buchanan Kansas - Karen Diane Smith Texas - Shirley Cothran

References

↑ Ladd, Deborah (August 29, 1974). "Miss New Hampshire Beauty To Vie For Crown of Miss America". Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, NH). p. 20. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
↑ "Our Miss Americas: 1975 Shirley Cothran". Miss America. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

External links

Miss America official website

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