Marian McKnight
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Marian McKnight is a former American
beauty pageant winner.
She earned the 1957 Miss America
title with a Marilyn Monroe
act in the talent portion, and later worked with Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio
, for a Virginia
supplier of military bases. Despite the contention of Monroe biographer Donald Spoto, McKnight denied that she and DiMaggio were romantically involved.
She married actor Gary Conway
in 1958; after meeting at UCLA, they have two children, they are owners of Carmody McKnight winery.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
beauty pageant winner.
She earned the 1957 Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
title with a Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
act in the talent portion, and later worked with Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio , nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper," was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak , a record that still stands...
, for a Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
supplier of military bases. Despite the contention of Monroe biographer Donald Spoto, McKnight denied that she and DiMaggio were romantically involved.
She married actor Gary Conway
Gary Conway
Gary Conway is an American actor and screenwriter.Conway was born Gareth Monello Carmody in Boston, Massachusetts. His most notable credits include a co-starring role with Gene Barry in the detective series Burke's Law from 1963-1965...
in 1958; after meeting at UCLA, they have two children, they are owners of Carmody McKnight winery.