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Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 – December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Jewish Miss America.Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life.
On October 24, 1963, Wills died in a house fire with her grandmother, Nina Davis, and both children from her second marriage, sons Guy (age 7) and Larry (age 4) Grossman. The fire started due to the 30-year-old Wills smoking in bed. [3] [6] [7] Her mother, Joan, had died of a heart attack two years earlier at age 48. [8]
McCarty won Miss USA 1991 as Miss Kansas USA. [1] It was the first time a contestant from Kansas had won the title. [2] She was later a finalist in the Miss Universe pageant.. In the mid-1990s, McCarty went on to pursue a career in acting and had her television debut as a guest star on comedy series Dream On.
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Leanza Cornett, the American TV personality and former Miss America winner, has died at the age of 49 after suffering a head injury earlier this month. The Miss America Organization and her former ...
Leanza Cornett, a former Miss America, died Wednesday from a brain injury, the Miss America Organization said. The Miss America Organization shared the news of her passing on Wednesday. “We are ...
Cheslie Corrinne Kryst (/ k r ɪ s t / KREEST; April 28, 1991 – January 30, 2022) was an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder.She was also an attorney and a correspondent for the TV show Extra from October 2019 until her death.
The Miss America Organization confirmed the news on Instagram Wednesday, revealing that the 1993 winner was dead at age 49.