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Miss America 1971. Miss Texas 1970. Phyllis Ann George (June 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020) was an American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster. In 1975, George was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show The NFL Today, becoming one of the first women to hold an on-air position in national televised sports broadcasting.
Phyllis George, Miss America 1971 Mary Harum (Mary Hart), Miss South Dakota 1970. Miss America 1971, the 44th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1970. [1] [2] The Women's Liberation Front demonstrated at the event [1] and Miss Iowa 1970, Cheryl Browne, [3] was the first African ...
Phyllis George, Miss America 1971. Shirley Cothran, Miss America 1975. Tawny Godin, Miss America 1976. Kylene Barker, Miss America 1979. Debra Maffett, Miss America 1983.
George first made her mark on the national stage by winning the Miss America pageant in 1971, which launched her into a broadcasting career with CBS in 1974, when she became the first female ...
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. A family spokeswoman said ...
The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant; three winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America (but none since 1975). To become Miss Texas, a contestant must first win a local competition. A young woman may compete at the local and state ...
Pages in category "Miss America 1971 delegates" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Phyllis George; H. Mary Hart; Y. Hela Yungst
She graduated from Denton High School in 1970 and was the second Miss America from that high school as Phyllis George was crowned Miss America before her in 1971. She later attended North Texas State University and earned her bachelor of science in elementary education and her master's degree in guidance counseling. [1]