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Miss America 1964, the 37th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1963 and was broadcast on CBS. [ 1 ] Donna Axum became the first Miss Arkansas to win the crown.
Donna Axum (January 3, 1942 – November 4, 2018) was an American beauty pageant winner, author, television executive producer, philanthropist and model. She was crowned Miss America in 1964. One month earlier she had been crowned Miss Arkansas.
Vonda Kay Van Dyke (born May 19, 1943) was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13, 1964. Earlier in the year, she had taken a break as a 21-year-old junior at Arizona State College at Flagstaff (as of 1966, Northern Arizona University ) to become Miss Arizona .
“I think for outsiders looking at the Miss America organization, by the early '90s, it looks like all of the racial woes and problems have gone away,” Lewis said during Monday’s episode.
Youngest Miss America winner since 1933 [95] First Miss Nebraska crowned [95] Television broadcast moved back to ABC: 2012: Jan. 14, 2012 Laura Kaeppeler [96] Wisconsin: Kenosha: 23 Preliminary Talent: Operatic vocal, "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi: Briefly on the Board of Directors for the Miss America Organization in 2018 [78] 2013: Jan. 12, 2013 ...
Fleming graduated from Michigan State University in 1964 and earned a teaching certificate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966. She is listed as one of Michigan State University's "Accomplished Women Graduates."
Thirty-two years ago today on September 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America, winning the esteemed title at just 20-years-old.
Miss America 1994 [ edit ] Although she did not win any preliminary awards , she was still selected as a top 10 finalist and excelled during the live pageant with a stirring vocal rendition of "Summertime" for her talent, and impressive showings in the swimsuit, evening gown, and interview competitions.