Walker, Barbara Jo (1926–2000)
Walker, Barbara Jo (1926–2000)
Miss America and TV host. Name variations: Barbara W. Hummel. Born Mar 12, 1926, in Memphis, TN; died June 7, 2000, in Memphis; graduate of University of Memphis, 1948; m. John V. Hummel (physician); children: 3.
Named Miss Memphis (1947); named Miss America (1947), the last to be crowned in a swimsuit; was one of the 1st female daytime tv talk show hosts in the nation.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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