People: People, Sep. 16, 1946

The Winner

Miss America 1946, decided the Atlantic City judges after a close study of the innate and acquired talents of 16 vaselike finalists, was that fair-skinned, blue-eyed brunette, the 123-lb. one with the 25½-in. waist, 35½-in. bust, 36-in. hips, 22½-in. thigh, 13½-in. calf, and 8½-in. ankle —that 21-year-old one from California, name of Marilyn Buferd. "Oh my God," said Miss Buferd, "I never expected it." New York Post Columnist Earl Wilson immediately interviewed her. Had she any foibles? "Pardon me," retorted Miss Buferd icily, "I don't understand."

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