1961 Press Photo Mrs. Lila Masson crowned Mrs. American by Rosemary Murphy

Mrs. Michigan was crowned Mrs. America last night. Mrs. Lila Masson of Detroit was selected from a field of 51 to climax the contest. Last year's Mrs. America, Rosemary Murphy of Kentland, Indiana, (right) put the crown on the nation's top homemaker.

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.