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Marian Bergeron (May 3, 1918 – October 22, 2002) was Miss America in 1933. She went on to a career in big-band singing and public speaking. She was a major supporter of the Miss America Pageant.
Marion Bergeron crowned as Miss America of 1933; first runner-up Miss New York State Florence Meyers on the right and second runner-up Miss California Blanche McDonald on the left. (See reference #9 below).
Mar 13, 2012 · Marian Bergeron, a West Haven native, was Connecticut's first and only Miss America. Crowned in 1933 at age 15½ in Atlantic City, N.J., she held the title for two years because there was no ...
Bergeron, Marian (1918–2002) Miss America and singer. Name variations: Marian Bergeron Setzer, Marian Leeds. Born Marian Bergeron in 1918 in West Haven, Connecticut; died Oct 22, 2002, in West Haven, Connecticut; m. Donald Ruhlman (research representative); m. once more.
Biography Marian Bergeron (3 May 1918 - 22 Oct. 2002) was crowned Miss America 1933. She was the youngest Miss America to have won, winning at the age of 15 1/2. She held the title for two years, as the Miss America Pageant was not held in 1934.
Oct 22, 2002 · Bergeron, from West Haven, Connecticut, won the crown as the pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey after a five-year hiatus (see Timeline of major beauty pageants). She is the only Mission America to hail from New England, and she is also the youngest Mission America in history, winning the crown at the age of 15½.
September: Atlantic City sponsors revive the Miss America Pageant. Fifteen-year-old Marian Bergeron is Miss America 1933.
