Barbara Jo Walker

Barbara Jo Walker
Walker in 1947
BornMarch 12, 1926
DiedJune 7, 2000(2000-06-07) (aged 74)
Other namesBarbara Jo Walker Hummel
Alma materMemphis State College
TitleMiss America 1947
PredecessorMarilyn Buferd
SuccessorBeBe Shopp

Barbara Jo Walker Hummel (March 12, 1926 – June 7, 2000) won the Miss America pageant in 1947. Walker was from Memphis, Tennessee and competed at the Miss America 1947 pageant as Miss Memphis.[1] After her Miss America reign, she married John Vernon Hummel and had three children; she resided in Memphis, Tennessee with her family until she died in 2000.[2][3]

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  3. ^ "Senate Joint Resolution 926" (PDF). Tennessee General Assembly. June 8, 2000.