Wendy Dascomb
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Wendy Jane Dascomb is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1969. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 1969, placing in the top fifteen.
Dascomb in 1969
Dascomb as Miss USA 1969
Danville, Virginia
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Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The city is located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River.
Wendy Dascomb
…Virginia to be crowned Miss USA. Dascomb was born in Metairie, Louisiana. After graduating from high school, Dascomb enrolled in Stratford College in Danville, Virginia, where she studied liberal arts and wished to become a special education teacher. She later enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
Worsham Street overlook, Main & Ridge St. intersection, Masonic building (River City Towers), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, municipal building from Union Street, repurposed Dan River Fabrics "Home" sign.(Clockwise from the top)
The Dan River in downtown Danville
Danville was home to tobacco entrepreneur William T. Sutherlin. The city was sometimes called the "last capitol of the Confederacy"
Dan's Hill estate in western Danville