Mercer, Jacque (1931–1982)
Mercer, Jacque (1931–1982)
Miss America. Name variations: Jacque Curran. Born 1931 in Litchfield, Arizona; died 1982; graduate of Arizona State University; married briefly; m. Dick Curran (All-American football player and advertising exec.); children: 2.
Named Miss America (1949), representing Arizona; married and divorced during her tenure, successfully lobbied that future Miss America's stay single the year of their reign; became a copywriter.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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