Mary Theresa Hinterberger (January 15, 1954 — January 22, 2009) was the runner-up for title of Miss New York

Miss New York

The Miss New York competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America pageant. Miss New York has twice won the Miss America Crown. Also, when city representatives were common at the national pageant, Bess Myerson won as Miss New York City in...

 in 1975, later promoted to that title after the winner, Tawny Godin, won the Miss America contest.

Biography

Hinterberger was born in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 in 1954, and raised in Clifton Park

Clifton Park, New York

Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2009 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,469. The name is derived from an early land patent...

. She was the oldest daughter of seven children.

After taking over the title of Miss New York in 1976 (when Tawny Godin became Miss America), Hinterberger studied music at SUNY Potsdam. During her reign as Miss New York, she held speaking engagements for various companies during the year.She was never forgotten, especially in our hearts her memory lives in us all.

Later years

She moved to Texas in 1976, where she worked in the energy industry and had her own seismic brokerage company. She married Scott Seaman in December 2007. She passed onto glory, taken from us by breast cancer in 2009, at only age 54.