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1939: Headshot of Patricia Donnelly, Miss America 1939, wearing her crown and holding her scepter, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donnelly's sash is draped over her bikini. She represented Michigan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1939:  Headshot of Patricia Donnelly, Miss America 1939, wearing her crown and holding her scepter, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donnelly's sash is draped over her bikini. She represented Michigan.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)