Maria Fletcher
| Maria Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 23, 1942 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 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.
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 named Walter and two sisters named 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.
References
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 31, 2010. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Oral History Register for Beale Fletcher, 1914-1994 and Peggy Fletcher". University of North Carolina at Asheville. Retrieved November 31, 2010. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Miss America History 1962". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Nancy Fleming |
Miss America 1962 |
Succeeded by Jacquelyn Mayer |
| Preceded by Ann Herring |
Miss North Carolina 1961 |
Succeeded by Susan Woodall |
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