Miss America 1974

Rebecca Ann King as Miss America 1974

Date| September 8, 1973
Presenters| Bert Parks[1]
Venue| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster| NBC
Winner| Rebecca 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

[edit]

### Placements

[edit]

Placement  | Contestant

|

Miss America 1974 |

* Colorado – Rebecca Ann King[2]

1st Runner-Up  |

* Wisconsin – Judy Hieke[2]

2nd Runner-Up  |

* New Jersey – Suzanne Plummer[2]

3rd Runner-Up  |

* Louisiana – Debbie Ward[2]

4th Runner-Up  |

* Pennsylvania – Tina Louise Thomas[2]

Top 10  |

* California – Susan Shipley
* Illinois – Colleen Metternich
* Oklahoma – Andrea Hanson
* Texas – Judy Mallett
* Washington – Leslie Ann Mays[2]

### Awards

[edit]

#### Preliminary awards

[edit]

Awards  | Contestant

|

Lifestyle and Fitness |

* New Jersey \- Suzanne Plummer
* Washington \- Leslie Ann Mays
* Wisconsin \- Judy Hieke

Talent |

* Illinois \- Colleen Metternich
* Louisiana \- Debbie Ward
* Pennsylvania \- Tina Louise Thomas

#### Other awards

[edit]

Awards  | Contestant

|

Non-finalist Talent |

* Florida \- Ellen Rowena Meade
* Massachusetts \- Rena Diane Walmsley
* Montana \- Debbie Reber
* New Hampshire \- Michelle Annette Cote
* Ohio \- Cheryl Ann Yourkvitch
* Utah \- Brenda Richardson
* Vermont \- Joylynn McCraw[1]

Miss Congeniality |

* Hawaii \- Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa[2]

Neat as a Pin |

* Colorado – Rebecca Ann King (tie)
* Nevada – Echo Layne Ross (tie)

## References

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

* Miss America official website

* v
* t
* e

Miss America

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* Titleholders
* Award winners

* Teen
* MAT State pageants

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template