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Amanda Jones is an American composer and musician who has composed scores for films, commercials, and television series. She is a member of the indie rock band The Anti-Job [1] and has earned the distinction of becoming the first African American woman nominated in a score category at the Emmys [2] for her work on the Apple TV+ series Home.
In 2021, Jones was recognized by School Library Journal as School Librarian of the Year [16] and made Library Journal 's Movers and Shakers list. [17]In 2023, Jones received numerous intellectual freedom awards, including the American Association of School Librarians' Intellectual Freedom Award [18] and the Louisiana Library Association's Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award. [19]
Amanda Theodosia Jones (October 19, 1835 – March 31, 1914) was an American author and inventor, most noted for inventing a vacuum method of canning called the Jones Process. Jones was descended from Puritan, Huguenot, Quaker and Methodist ancestors.
Amanda Jones (Miss USA) (born c. 1951), 1973 titleholder; Mandy Jones, British cyclist; Amanda Jones (composer), born 1988, American composer; Amanda Jones (actress), New Zealand actress in Among the Cinders; Amanda Jones, a fictional character played by Lea Thompson in the film Some Kind of Wonderful "Miss Amanda Jones", song by the Rolling ...
Amanda Clara Jones (born October 28, 1950) is an American actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1973 and then represented the United States at Miss Universe 1973 where she placed 1st Runner-Up. Jones was crowned Miss Illinois USA 1973 and later represented Illinois in the Miss USA 1973 pageant held in New York City.
The song is believed to have been inspired by Amanda Lear, a French singer and model, who was a friend of Brian Jones. [1] Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michael Guesdon in their book The Rolling Stones: All the Songs state that they consider the song to be the prototype for the early seventies sound of the Rolling Stones, with the combination of Jagger's and Richard's voices and the "rhythm riff".
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion .
The pageant was won by Amanda Jones of Illinois, [1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya Wilson of Hawaii. Jones was the third woman from Illinois to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margarita Moran of the Philippines at Miss Universe 1973.