Description: 2 1955 newspapers MISS COLORADO, Sharon Kay Ritchie, wins THE MISS AMERICA CONTEST - inv # 2U-319 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction. SEE PHOTO----- Two (2) COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPERs, the Mobile Register (ALABAMA) dated Sept 11 and 12, 1955. These newspapers contain front page coverage of SHARON KAY RITCHIE, Miss Colorado, winning the 1955 MISS AMERICA CONTEST. Miss America 1956, the 29th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1955 and was broadcast of the competition on ABC. Sharon Ritchie became the first Miss Colorado to be the winner. As she was crowned, master of ceremonies Bert Parks performed the song "There She Is..." for the first time. Sharon Kay Ritchie (born January 12, 1937) was Miss America in 1956. Ritchie spent her childhood in Grand Island, Nebraska, but hailed from Denver and was later crowned Miss Colorado 1955. Ritchie was previously married to singer/golfer, Don Cherry; former football player and sportscaster, Kyle Rote; and E. F. Hutton & Co. chairman, Robert M. Fomon. She has two children from her marriage to Cherry. She has been married to Terry Mullin since 1992. Very good condition. This listing includes the 2 complete entire original newspapers, NOT just a clipping or a page of them. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Oxford, Maryland
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