A chronological list of the important events for the topic "Miss America"
1921 16-year-old Margaret Gorman won the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
1954 First Miss America Pageant broadcast on television TelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication [i] system for ...
1983 Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City.
1984 Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown, after nude photos of her appear in "Penthouse" magazine.
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