Wendy Dascomb
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Wendy Dascomb 1949 (age 65–66) Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Title(s) | Miss Virginia USA 1969, Miss USA 1969 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss USA 1969 (winner), Miss Universe 1969 (semi-finalist) |
Wendy Dascomb (born c. 1950) is a pageant titleholder from Metairie, Louisiana, who held the Miss USA 1969 title.[1]
In 1969 Dascomb, a resident of Danville, Virginia, and freshman at Stratford College, reluctantly competed in the Miss Piedmont Pageant at the urging of college faculty. She won and then advanced to the state level pageant and won the Miss Virginia USA title.[2][3] In May she represented Virginia in the Miss USA 1969 Pageant held in Miami, Florida, where she became the first woman from Virginia to win the Miss USA title. Dascomb later represented the United States in the Miss Universe Pageant where she placed in the Top 15 to Gloria Diaz of the Philippines.[4]
During her reign Dascomb travelled to 100+ cities making appearances as a pageant ambassador and model, including appearances in South America and Europe.[5][6] As part of her prize package she received $5,000 in cash and a variety of other prizes.[7]
Dascomb was a liberal arts major studying in liberal arts at Stratford College when she won and said that she wanted to study special education.[5] On giving up her crown Dascomb said that she had missed school and her friends and was looking forward to returning to college and being with people who "share [her] views".[8][9] Her farewell speech, delivered off the cuff, spoke of her disillusionment with the pageant and said she learned that beauty contests were "all wrapped up in selling - sell me, sell a swimsuit".[10] She stated that "I was not the best Miss USA but I was the most honest".[8]
In 1972, Dascomb contributed an article for Ms. Magazine, in which she wrote of her experience as Miss USA and elaborate further on her disllusionment over the pageant and her role as a titleholder. She was featured on the cover of the first issue of MS. magazine.
Dascomb was succeeded by Deborah Shelton, also of Virginia, which made Virginia the first state in the pageant's history to have back-to-back winners.[9]
Dascomb later moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to live in Chapel Hill, attending the University of North Carolina, and as an honor's student, majored in Comparative Religion and Philosophy.[7] She and her husband have 5 children. Ms Dascomb (Bryan) has three by a former marriage and Mr. Bryan has two by his late wife, Carroll. They have three daughters, Millie Dascomb Long, Amanda Kyser Bryan, and Hadley Pirkko Long. Their two sons are Joshua Forrest Pescud Long, and William Taylor Bryan.[11] She and husband, Jay Bryan, have owned a farm in Chapel Hill since the mid-1990s.[12]
References
- ↑ Associated Press (1969-05-26). "Travels 4,000 Miles to See Girl Crowned". Gettysburg Times.
- ↑ Associated Press (1969-05-21). "Pageant Hard Work for Contestants". The Southeast Missourian.
- ↑ "Wendy Dascomb, Miss USA Beauty, Has Title and Doubts". The Tuscaloosa News. 1969-07-17.
- ↑ "Philippine Beauty Wins Miss Universe Crown". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1969-07-21.
- 1 2 Evushak, Ron (1970-04-17). "Queen's Pace is Gruelling". Beaver Country Times.
- ↑ Rock, Naomi (1969-06-13). "Miss USA Likes her Title and People". The Owosso Argus-Press.
- 1 2 Associated Press (1969-06-22). "People her Province, Says Blonde Beauty". Times Daily.
- 1 2 Bartimus, Tad (1970-05-15). "Miss USA stresses honesty". The Free Lance-Star.
- 1 2 Associated Press (1970-05-18). "Virginia Miss Wins it Again". The Evening Independent.
- ↑ Associated Press (1970-05-18). "Retiring Miss USA Tells of Disillusionment". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ↑ "North Carolina Phi Beta Kappa Inductees by County". Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ↑ {{cite Wendy has worn many hats during her professional career and her career as a mother including teacher, mentor, tutor, coach, pastry chef, 4-H leader, coordinator for a therapeutic riding program, and throughout her adult life has been a horse trainer. She attended the 60th reunion of the Miss USA/Universe pageant in Las Vegas in June of 2010.She currently has six grandchildren. She appeared in a recent article in SHAPE magazine. web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WUTZpLI30WYJ:duckbridge.com/about.shtml+duckbridge.com/about.shtml&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk|title=Duck Bridge Farms - About}}
External links
| Preceded by Laurie Burke |
Miss Virginia USA 1969 |
Succeeded by Deborah Shelton |
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