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THERE SHE IS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MISS AMERICA by Frank Deford. 351 pages. Viking...
...Work. Beneath the pampered hair, outdated-and sometimes padded-bathing suits, the girls are not all alike. Insofar as Frank Deford has managed to dig out the differences, There She Is is a genuine bit of Americana and camp sociology. The standouts, naturally, are those contestants who have remained in the public eye. Chesty Rosebud Blondell, unsuccessful in 1926 as Miss Dallas, went on to a film career as Joan Blondell. Lee Meriwether, Miss America 1955, still combines television acting with movie roles...
...Fletcher, the girl who won that competition in 1961 and went on to be Miss America, was more philosophical: "The sooner you realize you're a product, the better." Dressed, coiffured and paraded up and down, contestants are like dolls for moms and dads. "Miss America," says Author Deford, "represents no more than what the older generation thinks youth should represent. She is a puppet of middle-aged values...
...exactly in the best G-man tradition. He accused the FBI agents of misleading the Justice Department, lying about their presence during the riot and afterward "maintaining disconcertingly close relations with the state law-enforcement officials" they were investigating. To Nelson, it seemed highly improper that Charles DeFord, the agent who was investigating the charges against the State Law Enforcement...
Kirkpatrick tossed four touchdown passes. most of which were caught by Deford. Rolich nabbed another of Kirkpatrick's TD pases and also threw one himself...