Maria Fletcher
Maria Fletcher | |
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Born | June 23, 1942 Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
Occupation | Entertainment |
Title | Miss Asheville 1961 Miss North Carolina 1961, Miss America 1962 |
Predecessor | Nancy Fleming |
Successor | Jacquelyn Mayer |
Maria Beale Fletcher (born June 23, 1942) was Miss America 1962.
Biography
Fletcher was born to Charles "Beale" and Margaret Gatley Fletcher, who were the founders of the Asheville-area Fletcher School of Dance and the Land of the Sky Civic Ballet. She has one brother, Walter, and two sisters, Margaret and Bonnie.[1][2] She is from Asheville, North Carolina, and was a graduate of A.C. Reynolds High School. She worked as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette prior to winning the crown.[3]
She was the Miss America Preliminary Competition swimsuit winner, and her overseas tour included visits to 31 Army hospitals and Servicemen's Clubs. During the late 1960s, Fletcher served as co-host of The Noon Show on Nashville, Tennessee, television station WSM. She remains to date the only Miss North Carolina to be crowned Miss America.
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Miss America 1962 |
Succeeded by Jacquelyn Mayer |
Preceded by
Ann Herring
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Miss North Carolina 1961 |
Succeeded by Susan Woodall |
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- Miss America Preliminary Swimsuit winners
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