| Winner | Donna Axum |
|---|---|
| Represented | Arkansas |
| Date | September 7, 1963 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] Bess Myerson |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Withdrawals | Canada |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Before | 1963 |
| Next | 1965 |
Miss America 1964, the 37th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1963 and was broadcast on CBS.[1]
Donna Axum became the first Miss Arkansas to win the crown.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1964 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
Top 10
Top 5
Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Judy Short | Birmingham | 18 | Marimba, "Horst Toccata" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award | Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1962 |
| Alaska | Colleen Kendall | Anchorage | Popular Vocal | ||||
| Arizona | Susan Bergstrom | Phoenix | Modern Jazz Dance, "Tonight" | 4th runner-up | |||
| Arkansas | Donna Axum† | El Dorado | 21 | Vocal Medley, "Quando me'n vo" & "I Love Paris" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| California | Wendy Douglas | Sacramento | Vocal, "Summertime" | Top 10 | |||
| Colorado | Cheryl Sweeten | Arvada | 18 | Dramatic Reading from Anastasia | Top 10 | ||
| Connecticut | Valerie Stetson | Milldale | Modern Ballet | ||||
| Delaware | Diane Beverly Isaacs | Greenwood | Piano & Popular Vocal | ||||
| District of Columbia | Rosanne Tueller | McLean, VA | Vocal & Jazz Dance, "I Love Paris" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
| Florida | Flora Jo Chandonnet | North Miami | Semi-classical Vocal, "One Kiss" from The New Moon | ||||
| Georgia | Nancy Middleton | Macon | Semi-classical Vocal | ||||
| Hawaii | Susan Pickering | Honolulu | Combination of Can-Can, Jazz, & Freestyle Ballet with Art Display | 2nd runner-up | |||
| Idaho | Linda Moulton | Boise | 20 | Semi-classical Vocal & Piano | |||
| Illinois | Judith Schlieper | Decatur | 20 | Siamese Dance | |||
| Indiana | Marsha Pinkstaff | Crawfordsville | Dramatic Reading | ||||
| Iowa | Carolyn Northway | Davenport | 19 | Piano, "Étude Opus 25, No. 8" by Frédéric Chopin | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Kansas | Karen Raye Schwartz | Pratt | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Voi la Sapete" from Cavalleria rusticana | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Kentucky | Nell Owen | Bowling Green | Fashion Design | Former mayor of Prospect, KY | |||
| Louisiana | Linda Gail Baucum | Springhill | 18 | Modern Jazz/South American Rock-Umba Dance | Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1962 | ||
| Maine | Elaine Ann Ouillette | Lewiston | Musical Variety Act | ||||
| Maryland | Carolyn Bond Wright | Forest Hill | Sketch/Ballet/Modern Jazz Dance | ||||
| Massachusetts | Lila Saldani | Attleboro | Original Dramatic Monologue, "A World of Darkness" | ||||
| Michigan | Kathleen McLaughlin | Ishpeming | 22 | Dramatic Presentation, "Western Star" by Stephen Vinvent Benét | |||
| Minnesota | Sharon Carnes | St. Paul | Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It" from The Kissing Bandit | ||||
| Mississippi | Jan Nave | McComb | Contemporary Dance | ||||
| Missouri | Judith Engelhardt | Affton | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | ||||
| Montana | Roberta Tarbox | Missoula | Classical Vocal | ||||
| Nebraska | Donna Marie Black | Broken Bow | Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville | ||||
| Nevada | Cheryle Thompson | Las Vegas | Folk Singing, "My Lover has Gone" | Top 10 | |||
| New Hampshire | Georgia Taggart | Westport, CT | Dramatic Reading | ||||
| New Jersey | Janet Bryan Adams | Hopatcong | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
| New Mexico | Sandi Moore | Loving | 19 | Combination Acrobatic Routine & Drawing | |||
| New York | Barbara Gloede | Staten Island | Vocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| New York City | Marsha Metrinko | New York City | Tap Dance, "Just in Time" & "Blues" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| North Carolina | Jeanne Swanner† | Graham | 18 | Comedy Sketch & Ukulele | Miss Congeniality | Judged the Miss America Pageants in 1990, 1994, & 2000. Jeanne Flinn Swanner Robertson died unexpectedly on August 21, 2021, at age 77. | |
| North Dakota | JoAnn Syvrud | Mandan | Vocal Ballad & Guitar | ||||
| Ohio | Peggy Emerson | Akron | Semi-classical Vocal, "And This is my Beloved" | ||||
| Oklahoma | Cheryl Semrad Hassman | Waukomis | Speech, "May I Teach Others to Live" | ||||
| Oregon | D'Ann Fullerton | Roseburg | Original Novelty Dance & Hula Baton | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Cheryl Lyn Kegley | Salisbury | Classical Ballet, "Ritual Fire Dance" | ||||
| Rhode Island | Sheila Guamiere | Bristol | Piano | ||||
| South Carolina | Carolyn Gaines | North Augusta | 19 | Popular Vocal | |||
| South Dakota | Heather Ann Paterson | Watertown | Ballet, Soft Shoe, & Charleston Dance | ||||
| Tennessee | Martha Truett | Tiptonville | Piano, Rhapsody in Blue | 3rd runner-up | |||
| Texas | Jeanne Amacker | Beaumont | Vocal, "When You Wish Upon a Star" | ||||
| Utah | Annette Bates | Salt Lake City | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | ||||
| Vermont | Melissa Hetzel | Burlington | Popular Vocal, "Fly Me to the Moon" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Virginia | Dorcas Campbell | Fairfield | Vocal Medley, "Prés des remparts de Séville" from Carmen & songs from West Side Story | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| Washington | Mardi Hagen | Tacoma | Modern & Classical Character Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| West Virginia | Karen Childers | South Charleston | Dramatic Reading from "The Yellow Wallpaper" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Wisconsin | Barbara Bonville | Whitefish Bay | 19 | Cello, "Pièce en forme de Habanera" by Maurice Ravel | Special Scholarship Award | ||
| Wyoming | Cody Neville | Byron | Classical Piano, Fantaisie - Impromptu |
References
- ^ Boucher, John L. (8 Sep 1963). "Tearful Donna Axum is Miss America '64; Miss D.C. Second Choice". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Boucher, John L. (8 Sep 1963). "Miss Arkansas Wins '64 Crown". Press of Atlantic City. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2023.