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1987 Miss America Pageant, Sept 1986
Miss America 1987: Kellye Cash, Miss Tennessee
1st Runner-Up: Julianne Smith, Miss Virginia
2nd Runner-Up: Dawn Elizabeth Smith, Miss South Carolina
3rd Runner-Up: Kelly Lynn Garver, Miss Michigan
4th Runner-Up: Tamara Tungate, Miss Missouri..(read more at source)
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Is she related to Johnny cash?
So neat.
This was the last time two consecutive blondes served as Miss America. If I recall correctly.
Edit: No! Lauren Nelson in 2007 and Kirsten Haglund in 2008!!!
My brother dated the daughter of Kellye Cash a few years ago.
Besides Kellye Cash, another Miss America claims a noted relative who provided a gateway. Name that Miss America, and good luck.
Johnny Cash great niece
Is this actually 1986? Because Dawn Smith reigned as Miss South Carolina in 1986
Of Course She won! I met her when I was an undergrad in Philadelphia. Very down-to-earth. She gave a brief speech, naturally transitioned to the piano where she played and sang. Afterward, shook hands with us, took pics and signed autographs. She made it all look so easy.
I am 40 years old from Tennessee. I remember watching this with my parents. My mother and I were so happy she won!!! September 1986 seems like yesterday.
Can you upload the year Phyllis George won, please
A supreme Miss America for the ages.
I remember my mom recorded this, and having this thing with celebrities' relatives, she freaked out about the winner.
she walks the line
Is she the last girl from Tennessee to win miss America?
Thank you for posting clips from this pageant. I remember many details, and haven't watched this in perhaps a quarter century. This too was the last Miss America I had on beta tape, before I started recording on VHS, but sadly many tapes vanished by the 90's. Please continue sharing these great pageants from our past!
Thank you so much, breezythebear for all your wonderful Miss America videos. I'm a great fan and have most of the pageant shows from this era and the 90's on beta video, but unfortunately, they have deteriorated badly, Would you happen to have any of the opening numbers and production numbers from 1987, 1985, and 1983? Thanks again–what wonderful memories!
Thank you for uploading this video. I have been searching for it for years!