There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America | 
pickSo I'll preface in saying that the mentioned book There She Is: The Life & Times of Miss America (1971 Frank Deford) chronicles the earliest years, I'm glad that was reference otherwise it would have felt like there were large gaps of time missing despite the back and forth from modern day to previous years. While I do have memories of watching the broadcasts on tv growing up I never sought out any additional content that may have been ↩️
MaggieCarr circulating so the explanations helped me understand many traditions and expectations. I was overjoyed to learn of Heather Whitestone (1995) a Deaf/HoH winner. I instantly dropped my book to grab my phone for YouTube footage. I found it and with tears played it twice more. Representation is so, so valuable that I can only imagine the then current viewers seeing a beautiful woman with assisted hearing aids win Miss America.↩️ 2y
MaggieCarr We opt to not have tv on in our home most of the time and I was unaware of the financial woes and leadership changes that they have suffered these last few years, let alone the connections to the #MeToo movement, though I'm not surprised. 2y
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