Yolande Fox

Yolande Betbeze Fox was the Miss America in 1951. Fox entered Miss Alabama for the scholarship chance the pageant presented. Having been educated in a convent school, she was unwilling to pose in a swimsuit and refused to do so after she won Miss America. That led the swim suit company, Catalina, to take out their sponsorship of the Miss America pageant and eventually brought about the creation of the rival Miss USA pageant. The Miss America Organization has claimed that Fox's actions were essential in directing pageant progress towards recognizing intellect, values, and leadership capability, rather than focus on beauty alone. From then on the Miss America pageant intense more on scholarship than beauty. Fox was an opera singer and did gain a standing in that area. She was occasionally seen "dating" baseballer Joe Dimaggio, although it was later exposed they were only close friends. She married Matthew Fox and they had a daughter.

Born	1929
Birth Place	Mobile, Alabama
Occupation	Singer
Spouse(s)	Matthew Fox
Title(s)	Miss Alabama, Miss USA
Major competition(s)	Miss America 1951

Jean Bartel

Jean Bartel was crowning Miss California and Miss America 1943. She won ability and swimsuit awards at the national pageant.Bartel was the tallest parade winner at the time. There had been comparisons between Bartel and accepted blond actress Carol Lombard. Bartel initially enter the pageant after learning one of the judges was Broadway actor and producer W. Horace Schmidlapp. This ploy worked. Not only was she chosen as Miss America after a vocal presentation the press hailed as a "forceful and dramatic style," she appear on stage in "The Desert Song" at the New York City Center for Music and Drama. Bartel was the first Miss America to decline to pose in her swimsuit after the pageant, a choice that ultimately led to Catalina Swimwear dropping their backing and starting the Miss USA Pageant. Bartel was also the very initial college girl to win the title of Miss America.

Birthdate	1924
Birth name	Jean Bartel
Measurements	36-23-35
Height	5 ft 8 in
Title(s)	Miss California Miss America 1943
Major competition(s)	Miss America 1943 (winner)