the first miss america pageant was televised in 1963.
the first miss america pageant was televised in 1963.
when was the first miss america pageant televised?
1963
in 1948, irma nydia vasquez, the first miss puerto rico, became the first latina contestant. in addition, in 1948, yun tau chee, the first miss hawaii, was also the first asian-american contestant. miss america 1949, jacque mercer, was married and divorced during her reign; after this, a rule was enacted requiring miss america contestants to sign a certification that they have never been married or pregnant. starting in 1950, although the pageant continued to be in september, the miss america title changed to "post-dated", thus that year's pageant winner became miss america 1951, and there was no miss america 1950. the pageant was first televised nationally in 1954, hosted by bob russell. future television star lee meriwether was crowned miss america 1955. it would also be the last time russell served as host. he recommended, and was replaced by, bert parks, who served as the host for the second televised pageant in 1955 and stayed as host until 1979. television viewership peaked during the early 1960s, when it was the highest-rated program on american television.
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miss america 2018 was the 91st miss america pageant, though the miss america organization celebrated its 97th anniversary in 2017. this discrepancy is due to no national pageants being held from 1928-1932 or in 1934 because of financial problems associated with the great depression. the 2018 pageant was held in boardwalk hall in atlantic city, new jersey on sunday, september 10, 2017. this was the first miss america pageant to be held in atlantic city since the miss america organization headquarters relocated to boardwalk hall.









































the event was broadcast by the american broadcasting company (abc).
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