Miss America Contestants in Swimsuit Competition

(Original Caption) Lined up for the judges in the first day's judging of swimsuits are seventeen hopefuls vying for the Miss American 1955 crown. Winner of the gold cup in the bathing suit competition was Miss California, (third from left) nineteen year old Lee Ann Meriwether, a tall brunette from San Francisco. From left to right are Misses: Alabama, Arizona, California, (winner), Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia.