Barbara Jo Walker

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Barbara Jo Walker Hummel was Miss America in 1947.

She was the last Miss America to be crowned in her bathing suit; all since 1947 have been crowned in their evening gowns. Walker, was Miss Memphis, the last city representative to win the crown. She died in 2000.[1]

She attended the University of Memphis and is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

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  1. ^ Miss America History 1947. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
Preceded by
Marilyn Buferd
Miss America
1947
Succeeded by
BeBe Shopp


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