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Dorothy Benham during the Miss America 1977 USO show tour in Korea |
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| Born | Dorothy Kathleen Benham[1] December 11, 1955 [1] Edina, Minnesota |
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| Hair color | Blonde |
| Title(s) | Miss Minnesota 1976 Miss America 1977 |
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Miss America 1977 |
Dorothy Kathleen Benham (born December 11, 1955) from Edina, Minnesota, was Miss America 1977. She was born to Archie & Mary Dorothy Tuomi Benham. She has one sister named Totiana and two brothers named Sean and Archibald.[1]
Benham currently lives in Edina, Minnesota. She has appeared in Broadway musicals, and regularly performs on the Crystal Cathedral television program, "Hour of Power." On May 26, 1978, she married her first husband Russell Anderson, with whom she has four children, Adam, Russell, Ben and Mia. On December 31, 1991, she married Michael McGowan with whom she has two children named Madeline and Richard.[1] On August 28, 2001, she married Paul Shoemaker.[2] Benham is now divorced from Shoemaker. She has full possession of her dog, Precious, and her cat, Tiggr. [3]
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