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Barbara Jo Walker Hummel (March 12, 1926 – June 7, 2000) was Miss America in 1947.
Barbara Jo Walker was the last Miss America to be crowned in her swimsuit, as well as the last contestant to represent just a city, rather than her state. [2] Margaret Marshall, representing Canada, captured the swimsuit competition and placed third overall in the pageant. [3]
Miss America and TV host. Name variations: Barbara W. Hummel. Born Mar 12, 1926, in Memphis, TN; died June 7, 2000, in Memphis; graduate of University of Memphis, 1948; m. John V. Hummel (physician); children: 3.
State and local competitions began to award scholarships to contestants and Miss Memphis, Barbara Jo Walker, became the last Miss America to win representing a city. At the pageant, she declared to the judges, “I’m only interested in one contract, the marriage contract.”
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Memphis State College president J. Millard Smith welcomes Miss America 1947, Barbara Jo Walker (1926-2000), to campus on the steps of the Administration Building, Memphis, Tennessee, 1947. Walker won the Miss Memphis pageant in 1947 while attending college and in September won the Miss America contest.
Jun 7, 2000 · Barbara Jo Walker Hummel (March 12, 1926 – June 7, 2000) was Miss America in 1947. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life. Walker was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Walker. Her father operated a dental laboratory, and she had a sister, Peggy.
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Apr 29, 2021 · Claire Ford, Miss Black America 1977, with Barbara Jo Walker Hummel, Miss America 1947, Memphis, Tennessee, 1977. Ford was a Memphis State University sophomore when she won the title and Hummel was an alumna.
1. MISS AMERICA' CHOSEN; Barbara Jo Walker of Memphis Crowned at Atlantic City. Share full article. Sept. 7, 1947. The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from....
Miss America 1947, the 21st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1947. Barbara Jo Walker was the last Miss America to be crowned in her swimsuit, as well as the last contestant to represent just a city, rather than her state.
