[1] Bergeron, from West Haven, Connecticut, won the crown as the pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey after a five-year hiatus.

She is the youngest Miss America in history, winning the crown at the age of 15+1⁄2.

One of the sponsors of the pageant, RKO Pictures, refused to award Bergeron the prize of a screen test, claiming that she was too young.

She was already an established singer at the time of the pageant, having started at the age of twelve.

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