Bess Myerson
Politician, Author
1924 –
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Who is Bess Myerson?
Bess Myerson became the first Jewish American and the first Miss New York to win Miss America pageant in 1945. She appeared on various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was involved in New York City politics.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1924
The Bronx - Spouses
- Arnold Grant
(1962/05/01 - 1967/01) - Allan Wayne
(1946/10/19 - 1958)
- Arnold Grant
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- White people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hunter College
- Lived in
- New York
- The Bronx
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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