Bess Myerson
(1924-2014)
American model, city commissioner, TV show celebrity; first Jewish-American and first Miss New York elected Miss America
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Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 – December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Miss America who was Jewish. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a heroine to parts of the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther".
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16 July 1924 The Bronx, New York
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14 December 2014 (aged 90) Santa Monica, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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