Venus Ramey
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Venus Ramey Murphy was an American beauty pageant contestant, and later an activist. She won the Miss America competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 9, 1944.
Venus Ramey in 2007
Jean Bartel
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Jean Bartel was Miss California and Miss America 1943.
Venus Ramey
…Somerset, Kentucky, US Died June 17, 2017 (aged 92) Agoura Hills, California, US Occupations Tobacco farmer, activist Title Miss America 1944 Predecessor Jean Bartel Successor Bess Myerson Spouse(s) Joseph H. Murphy, Jr. (m. 1948) Children 2 Venus Ramey Murphy (née Ramey; September 26, 1924 – June 17, 2017) was an…
Bartel after winning Miss America 1943
Autographed photo on 1955 postcard