Susan Perkins, a native of Middletown, Ohio

Middletown, Ohio

Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...

, was 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...

 1978.

She has been a professional singer, spokesperson and television

Television

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 reporter. Susan walked in the New York Marathon with the Achilles Club

Achilles Club

The Achilles Club is a track and field club formed in 1920 by and for past and present representatives of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Members have won 19 Olympic Gold Medals , and held 38 World Records...

 (which serves disabled and senior athletes) as a guide for an 80 year old former Marine Colonel.

She is married with two children and lives with her family in Weston, Massachusetts

Weston, Massachusetts

Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....

. Her oldest son is named Alan a.k.a Trip, for being the third Alan in the family. Her Youngest daughter is named Brooke.