Barbara Jo Walker

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1926 – 2000

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Who was Barbara Jo Walker?

Barbara Jo Walker Hummel was Miss America in 1947.

She was the last Miss America to be crowned in her bathing suit; all since 1947 have been crowned in their evening gowns see. Walker, was Miss Memphis, the last city representative to win the crown. She died in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 7, 2000.

She attended the University of Memphis and is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

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Born
Mar 12, 1926
Ethnicity
  • Caucasian race
Education
  • University of Memphis
Lived in
  • Memphis
Died
Jun 7, 2000

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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