Barbara Jo Walker
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Barbara Jo Walker Hummel (March 12, 1926–June 7, 2000) 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 (Timeline of major beauty pageants
).
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.
According to Rob Jovanovic's 2005 biography of the band Big Star, Barbara Jo Hummel's son Andrew Hummel was born in 1951. He was a musician, playing bass guitar for the highly influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star.
She was the last Miss America to be crowned in her bathing suit; all since 1947 have been
crowned in their evening gowns see (Timeline of major beauty pageants
Timeline of major beauty pageants
-Pre 1900s:*early 19th century: Bathing Beauty Pageant of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware begin.*1854: P.T. Barnum was the man behind the first American pageant.-1920s:...
).
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
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
and is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity, who are mainly sluts, founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and...
sorority.
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According to Rob Jovanovic's 2005 biography of the band Big Star, Barbara Jo Hummel's son Andrew Hummel was born in 1951. He was a musician, playing bass guitar for the highly influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star.