1954 Atlantic City Tradition Reaches National Stage

On September 11, 1954, the Miss America Pageant beamed into living rooms nationwide with its first-ever live NBC broadcast. Once just an Atlantic City boardwalk tradition, it became a glittering national spectacle—shaping American pop culture and making pageants a prime-time phenomenon. Want more iconic debuts that dazzled audiences? Click below and tune in to history!

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