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Fleming's first husband was William Frederic Johnson. In 1978, Fleming married Jim Lange, a radio and television personality; their marriage lasted until his death in 2014. [5] Fleming has two children from her first marriage: Ingrid and Steig. [6] Fleming also has three stepchildren from her marriage to Lange: Nick, Romney, and Gavin.
Miss America 1961, the 34th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1960, on CBS. The telecast was watched by a reported 85 million viewers. Nancy Fleming , the winner as Miss Michigan , later became a television personality and the wife of Jim Lange , host of TV's The Dating Game .
First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Later served as chair of the board of trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months) [67] 1992: Sept. 14, 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp [68] Hawaii: Kona: 24 Preliminary Swimsuit: Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" First Miss Hawaii crowned [68] 1993: Sept. 19, 1992 Leanza Cornett [69] Florida ...
Miss America 1962, the 35th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1961, and was broadcast on CBS. According to Nielsen ratings, the pageant is the highest rated Miss America telecast on record. It is also ranked among the top 100 television events of all time.
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
Williams made history by becoming the first black woman crowned in the pageant's 63-years. In fact, during Miss America's first 30 years of competition, black women were not even allowed to compete.
Miss New York Vanessa Williams was crowned the winner of the 57th Miss America Pageant on Sept. 17, 1983. -- (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC via ...
Her voice was dubbed by Janet Waldo so she would sound as well as resemble the animated Princess Serena. [ 3 ] She appeared in an episode of The Love Boat in 1984, along with Jean Bartel , Miss America 1943; Nancy Fleming , Miss America 1961; and Vanessa L. Williams , Miss America 1984.