Miss America Candidates

Four Miss America candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Linda Mead (Miss Mississippi), Sharon O’Neal (Miss Kansas), and Susie Jackson (Miss Arkansas); 1959.

Group of four young white women posing for camera

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Festivals and Events / Recreation / Recreation and Sports

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Female

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