| Miss America 1965 | |
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| Date | September 12, 1964 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks Bess Myerson |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall,Atlantic City,New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Winner | Vonda Kay Van Dyke Arizona |
← 1964 1966 → | |
Miss America 1965, the 38thMiss America pageant, was held at theBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1964[1] on theCBS Network.
Pageant winnerVonda Kay Van Dyke authored books in years to come. She was the firstMiss America to useventriloquism in the talent portion of the contest.Miss Arkansas, first runner-upKaren Carlson, later became an actress, seen in several films and many television series.
The pageant took place at Boardwalk Hall less than two weeks after it played host to theDemocratic National Convention.
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| Miss America 1965 | |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Vickie Powers | Mobile | 19 | Classical Vocal, "Habanera" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Featured performer atMiss America 1966 |
 Alaska | Karol Hommon | Anchorage | 20 | Acrobatic & Modern Jazz Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Died in 1965 after falling fromSugarloaf Mountain | |
 Arizona | Vonda Kay Van Dyke | Phoenix | 22 | Ventriloquism, "Together (Wherever We Go)" | Winner | Miss Congeniality | Semi-finalist atAmerica's Junior Miss 1961
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 Arkansas | Karen Carlson | Fayetteville | 20 | Vocal, "As Long as He Needs Me" fromOliver! | 1st runner-up | Ex-wife ofDavid Soul | |
 California | Sherri Raap | Fremont | 18 | Jazz Baton Dance & Acrobatics | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
 Colorado | Kathleen Knight | Denver | 19 | Semi-classical Vocal, "The Telephone" | |||
 Connecticut | Honora Bukowski | Wallingford | 18 | Jazz Dance, "Bossa Nova" | |||
 Delaware | Anita Gail Euban | Wilmington | 20 | Popular Vocal & Dance | |||
 Florida | Priscilla Schnarr | Hollywood | 18 | Vocal/Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants" | |||
 Georgia | Vivian Davis | Augusta | 19 | Skit & Vocal | |||
 Hawaii | Leina'ala Ann Teruya | Honolulu | 18 | Interpretive Monologue, "Footprints" fromLeaves of a Grass House byDon Blanding | Top 10 | ||
 Idaho | Judith Steubbe | Moscow | 21 | Piano,Fantaisie-Impromptu | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Illinois | Patricia Quillen | North Aurora | 21 | Clarinet | Finalist at the National Press Photographers' Pageant 1962 | ||
 Indiana | Sandra Miller | Bedford | 20 | Popular Vocal | |||
 Iowa | Carol Johnson | Ames | 21 | Folk Vocal & Guitar | |||
 Kansas | Sharon Margene Savage | Florence | 20 | Vocal, "Johnny One Note" & "Ritorna Vincitor" fromAida | During her reign she was killed in an automobile accident nearPeabody, Kansas | ||
 Kentucky | Linda Sawyer | Louisville | 21 | Vocal & Speech, "Stephen Foster Medley" | Top 10 | Older sister of newscasterDiane Sawyer | |
 Louisiana | Cherie Martin | Pineville | 19 | Toreador Dance & Baton Twirling | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Maine | Ellen Warren | Kennebunk | 18 | Vocal/Dance | |||
 Maryland | Donna Marie McCauley | Rockville | 19 | Interpretive Ballet | |||
 Massachusetts | Kathleen Kenneally | Whitman | 21 | Dramatic Reading | |||
 Michigan | Sarah Jane Noble | East Lansing | 18 | Free Exercise Routine | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Minnesota | Barbara Hasselberg | Bloomington | 21 | Authentic Polynesian Dances, "Hawaiian War Chant" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Mississippi | Judy Simono | Vicksburg | 20 | Classical Ballet,The Sleeping Beauty byTchaikovsky | |||
 Missouri | Carol Browning | Lee's Summit | 20 | Marimba & Accordion Medley | |||
 Montana | Merilee Miller | Radersburg | 20 | Dance | |||
 Nebraska | Sandra Lee Rice | Cozad | 20 | Dramatic Reading fromAfter the Fall | |||
 Nevada | Ellen Roseman | Sparks | 21 | Comedy Skit | |||
 New Hampshire | Elizabeth Emerson | Somersworth | 22 | Comedy Reading | |||
 New Jersey | Susan Krasnomowitz | Fair Lawn | 19 | Jazz Dance | |||
 New Mexico | Jane Nelson | Tularosa | 19 | Original Vocal with Guitar & Tympani to the theme fromExodus | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | LaterMiss Arizona USA 1965 1st runner-up atMiss USA 1965
Top 7 atMiss USA World 1966 |
 New York | Julie Just | Buffalo | 20 | Popular Vocal, "Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 North Carolina | Sharon Finch | Thomasville | 20 | Vocal & Dance with Castanets | |||
 North Dakota | Karen Kopseng | Bismarck | 19 | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Dì" fromMadama Butterfly | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
 Ohio | Diane Courtwright | Columbus | 19 | Popular Vocal & Modern Jazz Dance | |||
 Oklahoma | Jane Hitch | Guymon | 18 | Dance | |||
 Oregon | Carol Pedersen | Newport | 18 | Dramatic Reading | |||
 Pennsylvania | Marilyn Cutaiar March | Havertown | 19 | Toe Dance Ballet, "Dance of the Painted Doll" | |||
 Rhode Island | Judy Anderson | Warwick | 20 | Vocal/Dance | |||
 South Carolina | Sue Smith | Florence | 20 | Vocal Medley | |||
 South Dakota | June Ann Delbridge | Sioux Falls | 19 | Piano | |||
 Tennessee | Rita Munsey | New Tazewell | 20 | Vocal Medley & Accordion, "You Don't Know Me" & "Walkin' After Midnight" | |||
 Texas | Sharon McCauley | Athens | 20 | Vocal, "Let Me Entertain You" fromGypsy: A Musical Fable | 3rd runner-up | ||
 Utah | Lois Anne Bailey | Salt Lake City | 18 | Piano, "Symphonie espagnole" | |||
 Vermont | Jean Conner | Rutland | 21 | Popular Vocal | |||
 Virginia | Carolyn Eddy | Norfolk | 21 | Dramatic Reading | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Washington | Lauren Waddleton | Burien | 19 | Vocal. "I Could Have Danced All Night" fromMy Fair Lady | Top 10 | ||
 West Virginia | Ella Dee Kessel† | Ripley | 21 | Piano, "Three Preludes" byGershwin | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later First Lady of WV |
 Wisconsin | Angela Baldi | Glendale | 18 | Piano, "On Wisconsin" in Three Variations | |||
 Wyoming | Joan Selmer | Cheyenne | 21 | Acro-Baton Routine |
