Aside from Henrietta Leaver, Miss Pittsburgh winning the Miss America crown, entrants from Pennsylvania placed as three of the nine semi-finalists.

Marian Bergeron Miss America 1933 Miss Connecticut 1933 Henrietta Leaver Miss America 1935 Miss Pittsburgh 1935

Aug 12, 2024 · "Finals of 1935 Miss America Pageant were held on the Steel Pier."

J ., selected Henriette Leaver , 19 , who competed as Miss Pittsburgh , for the title of Miss _ America , 1935 . Fifteen thousand persons saw the pageant of pulchritude , in which Kins …

Miss America 1935, the 9th Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1935, following a one year hiatus. [1][2][3] Upon arrival in Atlantic City …

Mar 28, 2006 · Beating out 33 other girls who vied for the title, Henrietta's prizes included a new bathing suit and all expenses paid to attend and compete in that grand-old forerunner to …

Dec 26, 2024 · Upon arrival in Atlantic City contestants were strongly encouraged to exhibit some form of talent during the pageant, which was a first for the pageant. Aside from Henrietta …

Aug 5, 2018 · In spring 1935, Leaver’s friends encouraged her to enter the Miss McKeesport pageant. The contest was held at the Liberty Theater, down the street from Murphy’s on Fifth …

A headline across the top of Page One of The Charleroi Mail on Monday, Sept. 9, 1935, proclaimed: Charleroi-Born Beauty Is Named ‘Miss America.'

Jun 18, 2018 · Miss Pittsburgh Henriette Leaver, 19, wears her crown and holds her trophy after winning the 1935 Miss American title at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. …