Bess Myerson
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 10 years ago |
Date of birth | July 16,1924 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | The Bronx |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 14,2014 |
Died | Santa Monica |
California | |
United States | |
Height | 178 (cm) |
Spouse | Arnold Grant |
Allan Wayne | |
Children | Barra Grant |
Job | Actor |
Model | |
Politician | |
Education | Hunter College |
High School of Music & Art | |
Books | The I Love New York Diet |
The I (love) NY diet | |
The Complete Consumer Book: How to Buy Everything Wisely and Well | |
Movies/Shows | I've Got a Secret |
The Big Payoff | |
Candid Camera | |
Look Upon a Star | |
Miss America | |
Previous position | Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City (1983–1987) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 455755 |
Bess Myerson Life story
Bess Myerson was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Miss America who was also Jewish. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life.