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After her reign, Sapp starred as herself in the autobiographical television movie, Miss America: Behind the Crown, which depicted the physically abusive relationship between her and Faaola. In interviews about the movie, she stated, "When I learned that abuse hotlines were receiving up to 1,000 calls a day, I decided I should make the movie.
Elizabethtown is a 2005 American romantic tragicomedy film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its story follows a young shoe designer, Drew Baylor, who is fired from his job after costing his company an industry record of nearly one billion dollars.
Angela Perez Baraquio Grey (born June 1, 1976), [2] known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio, [3] is an American educator. She was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American, first Filipino American, and first teacher ever to win the pageant.
The issue of mental health for Miss America winners was front and center during the season finale of A&E’s Secrets of Miss America, including discussions about why it’s being affected and what ...
Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York with a birth announcement that read: "Here she is: Miss America". [2] [3] She was raised in Millwood, New York. [1]A paternal great-great-grandfather was William Fields, an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
The oldest purpose-built movie theater still in operation, the Plaza (which has also gone by the Yale, Bijou, and Crystal Theatre) has been open since 1907, making 112 years of movie magic ...
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In 2014, she wrote a memoir, Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain, published by the University of Texas Press. [2] [12] In 2015, she defeated incumbent Nick Wyman for the presidency of the Actors' Equity Association, [13] a position she held until 2024, when she declined to run for another term. [14]