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Title	Miss America Marilyn Meseke Trophy
Subject	Ohio Women Arts and Entertainment Awards Miss America Pageant
Place	Marion (Ohio) Marion County (Ohio)
Description	Twenty-one-year-old Marilyn Meseke, of Marion, Ohio was crowned Miss America during the 1938 pageant. In addition to her crown, she received this trophy, which measures 16" by 44" (40.6 by 111.7 cm) Marilyn Meseke was born in Lima, Ohio and was raised in Marion, Ohio by her grandmother. Meseke began dancing lessons at age four, and later studied voice, piano and baton. After graduating from high school with honors, Meseke opened her own dance school. She competed in the Miss America Pageant in 1938, the first year talent became a mandatory category. She tap danced to three songs: "How'd You Like To Love Me" "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" and "Joseph, Joseph." She won and was crowned by Atlantic City Mayor A. C. White in the Steel Pier's Marine Ballroom. Also for the first time, a Miss America began making numerous public appearances throughout the country, frequently with major stars like Rudy Vallee. She later enjoyed a modeling career. In January 1944, Meseke married Army pilot Stanley Hume. They moved to Coral Gables, Florida and had one son, Michael. After her first husband died, she married pilot Benjamin Rogers. She died in September 2001.
Date of Original	1938
Collection	Marilyn Meseke Collection
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s) 2001.01.40
Submitting Institution	Marion County Historical Society
Type	StillImage; 1938
Format	picture; objects

Title	Om2301_2583538_004
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2301_2583538_004.tif
Image Height	3886
Image Width	1709
File Size	2356.832 KB

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