Van Dyke, Vonda Kay (c. 1944–)
Van Dyke, Vonda Kay (c. 1944–)
Miss America. Name variations: Vonda Scoates. Born c. 1944; attended Arizona State University; m. David Tyler Scoates (minister); children: 1 daughter.
Named Miss America (1965), representing Arizona, the 1st ventriloquist to compete; as a singer and entertainer, recorded albums; published numerous children's books, including That Girl in Your Mirror.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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