Good Queen Bess

Let's remember her this way, shall we?

 

BESS MYERSON

July 16, 1924

Thy Kingdom Come

Rule with firm, yet kind hands, darlings.

See you after the weekend!

Sparkle, Vonda, Sparkle!

Due to the overwhelming response (thank you, Donna Lethal!), we have spared no expense in bringing you more Vonda Kay Van Dyke. Not only was she a Miss America, but she also recorded a Christian pop album (shades of Anita Bryant), and, along with every third female fringe celebrity of the 1960's, penned a self-help beauty and poise guide, in which she advised her readers to strive for "that inner sparkle that only Christ can give."



Incidentally, Ms. Van Dyke was also "an actress, a ventriloquist, a public speaker, [and] a licensed pilot" (thank you, The Anicent Star Song)! One imagines that she wiped the floor with the other contestants during the talent competition.

Isn't She Lovely?

Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Miss America 1964.

We're sure she ruled with a firm, yet kind hand.

Have a Fabulous Week!

You will not, of course, be as fabulous as Bess Myerson, 

but you can try.

Fur Shame

FORMER MISS AMERICA OF 1940, FRANCES BURKE


PHYLLIS DILLER


OPERA SINGER THALIA SABANEEVA