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1916 Joint Resolutions
Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to the Congress
of the United States and the Representatives of the State of Mary-
land in Congress.
Approved May 26, 1972.
No. 39
(Senate Joint Resolution 60)
Senate Joint Resolution proclaiming COMPLIMENTING Miss Mary-
land the Official Hostess ENTRY of the State of Maryland. IN
THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT.
Whereas, The Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant was first held
in 1930, and is subsequently held each year as the official State final
for the Miss America Pageant, and is the oldest best-known and most
respected contest of its kind in Maryland, involving 20 county,
municipal and college preliminary pageants conducted and super-
vised by more than 500 dedicated citizen volunteers; and
Whereas, The Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant, as an official
State preliminary for the Miss America Pageant is a component of
the largest women's scholarship foundation in the world having
awarded more than $8,500,000.00 in scholarships since 1945, and
presently awarding $860,000 in scholarships annually at local and
State preliminaries and the national Miss America Pageant; and
Whereas, The Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant is operated
with the intent of securing participants who are interested in pur-
suing their education as a first attribute and, further, judges all
participants on the basis of the whole person, including talent, intel-
ligence, personality, poise, as well as beauty, to find a well-rounded
young lady most capable of representing Maryland; and
Whereas, These attributes upon which the winner of the pageant
is judged, are identical to those which would be sought in a young
lady to be official hostess for the State of Maryland; and
Whereas, Maryland does not now have an official hostess, and it
would be a great benefit to the State of Maryland at appropriate occa-
sions and in its public relations within the State and with dignitaries
from outside the State to have a young lady serve as official hostess;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland:
1. That the Governor and Legislature proclaim that henceforth
COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENT the current Miss Maryland, Miss
Michelle Ehrgott, of the University of Maryland, and all future Miss
Marylands who succeed her, shall serve as the official hostess of the
State of Maryland.
2. The Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this joint resolution
to Miss Michelle Ehrgott and the officers and directors of the Miss
Maryland Scholarship Pageant.
Approved May 26, 1972.
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