Yolande Betbeze, of Mobile, Ala., walks on the runway after she is crowned Miss America 1951 at Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 9, 1950. The 21-year-old Miss Alabama won the title among 54 ...

A look back at memorable moments from the Miss America pageant. ... of Mobile, Ala., after being crowned Miss America 1951 in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 9, 1950. Miss America 1955 finalists .

The Miss America title became post-dated by three months in 1950, meaning the 1950 winner, Yolande Betbeze, was crowned Miss America 1951. Betbeze wore a long, white gown when she was crowned.

So instead of the 1950 winner becoming Miss America 1950, she was crowned Miss America 1951. The practice is still in use today. Renee Dianne Roy, Miss Connecticut, appears in a bathing suit at ...

Miss Alabama, Yolande Betbeze, was crowned “Miss America 1951,” even though she won the title in September of 1950. 1954: The first live, televised broadcast of Miss America appears on ...

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Miss America Photographs from Newspapers, 1950-1951 National Museum of American History. Object Details. sova.nmah.ac.0888_ref42 ... Betbeze, Yolande See more items in Miss America 1951 Papers Miss ...

1950 Miss Alabama, Yolande Betbeze – Miss America 1951; 1994 Miss Alabama, ... Miss America 2025, Abbie Stockard, will come back home to crown the next Miss Alabama on Saturday following finals.