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Miss America 1980, the 53rd Miss America pageant, was televised from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1979 by the NBC Television Network. Cheryl Prewitt was the third woman from Mississippi to win the title. [ 1 ]
Cheryl Salem (née Prewitt, formerly Blackwood) (born February 15, 1957) is an American Christian evangelist, author, musician, and former beauty pageant titleholder, who was Miss Mississippi 1979 and Miss America 1980. Cheryl Prewitt has been married to Harry Salem II since 1985, to whom she had three children with.
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
Miss America 1981, the 54th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1980 on NBC Network. It was the first time Ron Ely hosted, replacing Bert Parks who had hosted for 25 years. [ 1 ]
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
Vintage photos of Miss America winners through the years. Rachel Reeves. September 7, 2018 at 1:26 PM. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.
Vanessa Lynn Williams [1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
The Miss America Organization publicly apologized for its response to the scandal in 2015, with Chairman and CEO Sam Haskell III saying, “You have lived your life in grace and dignity and never ...