Gown, Miss Arkansas - Sally Miller
Object number2023.006.01
Date1958
Associated LocationArkansas, United States of America
MediumSilk, tulle, taffeta, lace, cotton, and metal
DimensionsOverall measurements: 55 × 20 × 40 in. (139.7 × 50.8 × 101.6 cm)
55" tall
20" in circumference at bodice
40" deep
90" in circumference at bottom of gown
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPageant gown worn by former Miss Arkansas Sally Miller. Miller was crowned Miss Pine Bluff 1958 and went on to be crowned Miss Arkansas 1958. She was a top-ten finalist in the Miss America Pageant of the same year. Miller also became the first woman to run the length of the Great Wall of China in 1990.The white gown is made of silk taffeta, tulle, lace and cotton, with a metal zipper in the center back. It is sleeveless, floor-length, and ties in the back at the top of the bustle. The gown has a sewn in slip/ underskirt made of tulle and taffeta.
Status
Not on view
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