Mayer, Jacquelyn (c. 1942–)
Mayer, Jacquelyn (c. 1942–)
Miss America. Name variations: Jacquelyn Mayer Townsend. Born Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer c. 1942 in Sandusky, Ohio; attended Northwestern University; married; children: 2.
Named Miss America (1963), representing Ohio; suffered a stroke (1970); following a 90% recovery, traveled the nation as a motivational speaker and produced videos for the American Heart Association. Inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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