Monday, January 14, 2013
Miss America Lives in Brooklyn!
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM
In 1945, Bronx native Myerson was crowned Miss America, the first Jewish woman—and New Yorker—to win since the pageant began in 1921. She went on to serve in the administrations of John Lindsay and Ed Koch, and almost won the Democratic primary for US Senate in 1980. And she's still alive!
Though born in Maine and known for her work as a broadcaster in Los Angeles, Godin was living in Yonkers when she became Miss America in 1976.
Yes, that Vanessa Williams! The Tarrytown native was the first Miss America of African-American descent, though she only served in the role for less than a year after years-old nude photos surfaced in Penthouse and she was pressured to resign.
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Henry Stewart
Bio:
Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
