First Miss America Crowned – Anniversary by GBTribeNOW | Jul 18, 2017 Calendar When: September 8, 2017 all-day Repeats 2017-09-08T00:00:00-06:00 2017-09-09T00:00:00-06:00 Sept 8, 1921. Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was crowned the first Miss America at the end of a two-day pageant at Atlantic City, NJ. Read more… Image: Wikimedia Commons