Akin, Susan (c. 1964–)
Akin, Susan (c. 1964–)
Miss America. Name variations: Susan Akin Lynch. Born Susan Diane Akin c. 1964 in Meridian, Mississippi.
Named Miss America (1986), representing Mississippi; nearly killed in an auto accident (1987); speaker for the National Down's Syndrome Association.
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