Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old nursing student and cheerleader at Alabama’s Auburn University, beat 51 other contestants to be named Miss America.

Talent performances included slam poetry (Miss Texas), clogging (Miss Oklahoma) and a jazz dance routine to Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit “You Don’t Own Me” (Miss Wisconsin).

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She was previously Miss Wisconsin’s Teen in 2018. At the competition, Genord performed a contemporary jazz dance to the song “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore.

A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, and Dusty Springfield will have its New York debut in February.

Lesley Gore made a strong statement for sad girls everywhere when she proclaimed, it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to. Released in 1963, “It’s My Party” was a certifiable hit ...

At the time, Grace stressed Gore’s career inspired her and wanted to focus on the Gore classic. “It’s so important to go after what you want,” Grace said at the time.

SINGER and songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 at age 16 with her epic song of teenage angst, It’s My Party, and followed it up with the hits Judy’s Turn to Cry and the ...

A version of this article appears in print on July 8, 2022, Section C, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Lesley Gore’s Archive Shows Her Musical Evolution.