In 1959, Wells was crowned Miss Nevada and represented her state in the Miss America 1960 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, finishing outside the top ten. [4][5]

Dawn Wells is a Reno native and a national treasure. A former Miss Nevada, Dawn will forever live in our hearts as Mary Ann Summers—the Kansas farm girl from “Gilligan’s Island.”

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She was Miss Nevada in 1959 and went on to the Miss America Pageant. Dawn originally wanted to be a doctor, so she enrolled in the elite Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri to study …

Jan 7, 2021 · KUNR film reviewer Robin Holabird shares some memories of Dawn, who kept Reno close to her heart. Miss Nevada in 1959 and a 1960 contestant in the Miss America …

Dec 30, 2020 · Dawn Wells, a “Gilligan’s Island” star with deep ties to the Silver State, died peacefully at a Los Angeles living facility Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, …

Dawn Wells, crowned Miss Nevada in 1959, traded her tiara for television history when she became Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island in 1964. With her...

Dec 31, 2020 · RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Gilligan’s Island star and former Nevada beauty queen Dawn Wells has passed away. Current and former Miss Nevadas are reacting to her death. …

[Appeared on RGJ page 2 with caption:] MISS AMERICA HOPEFUL Miss Dawn Wells of Reno, is shown boarding a Bonanza plane enroute to Las Vegas, thence to Atlantic City where as …

Apr 22, 2014 · Reno native and Reno High School honor roll graduate Dawn Wells was crowned Miss Nevada in 1959. Wells would go on to become one of America’s favorite castaways, …