Miss America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Miss America (also known as the Miss America Pageant) is a beauty pageant that is held annually and is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24. Originating in 1921, the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance. It is run by the Miss America Organization, a not-for-profit corporation based in Linwood, New Jersey, which has developed the "Miss America Scholarship Program", which awards educational scholarships to successful competitors. The stated purpose of the contest is that it "provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs". Miss America travels about 20,000 miles a month, changing her location every 24 to 48 hours, touring the nation and promoting her particular platform of interest.

Series details

• Title: Miss America
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1954-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: YouTube
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7118
• TVDB ID: 254833

Cast and credited roles

• Bert Parks — Host
• Regis Philbin — Host
• Kathie Lee Gifford — Hostess
• Gary Collins — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1954: premiered 1954-09-11; final listed air date 1954-09-11.
• Season 1955: premiered 1955-09-10; final listed air date 1955-09-10.
• Season 1956: premiered 1956-09-08; final listed air date 1956-09-08.
• Season 1957: premiered 1957-09-07; final listed air date 1957-09-07.
• Season 1958: premiered 1958-09-06; final listed air date 1958-09-06.
• Season 1959: premiered 1959-09-12; final listed air date 1959-09-12.
• Season 1960: premiered 1960-09-10; final listed air date 1960-09-10.
• Season 1961: premiered 1961-09-09; final listed air date 1961-09-09.
• Season 1962: premiered 1962-09-08; final listed air date 1962-09-08.
• Season 1963: premiered 1963-09-07; final listed air date 1963-09-07.
• Season 1964: premiered 1964-09-12; final listed air date 1964-09-12.
• Season 1965: premiered 1965-09-11; final listed air date 1965-09-11.
• Season 1966: premiered 1966-09-10; final listed air date 1966-09-10.
• Season 1967: premiered 1967-09-09; final listed air date 1967-09-09.
• Season 1968: premiered 1968-09-07; final listed air date 1968-09-07.
• Season 1969: premiered 1969-09-06; final listed air date 1969-09-06.
• Season 1970: premiered 1970-09-12; final listed air date 1970-09-12.
• Season 1971: premiered 1971-09-11; final listed air date 1971-09-11.
• Season 1972: premiered 1972-09-09; final listed air date 1972-09-09.
• Season 1973: premiered 1973-09-08; final listed air date 1973-09-08.
• Season 1974: premiered 1974-09-07; final listed air date 1974-09-07.
• Season 1975: premiered 1975-09-06; final listed air date 1975-09-06.
• Season 1976: premiered 1976-09-11; final listed air date 1976-09-11.
• Season 1977: premiered 1977-09-10; final listed air date 1977-09-10.
• Season 1978: premiered 1978-09-09; final listed air date 1978-09-09.
• Season 1979: premiered 1979-09-08; final listed air date 1979-09-08.
• Season 1980: premiered 1980-09-06; final listed air date 1980-09-06.
• Season 1981: premiered 1981-09-12; final listed air date 1981-09-12.
• Season 1982: premiered 1982-09-18; final listed air date 1982-09-18.
• Season 1983: premiered 1983-09-17; final listed air date 1983-09-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Miss America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.