Marilyn Van Derbur | |
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 Van Derbur in 1981 | |
| Born | Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur June 16, 1937 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Title | Miss University of Colorado 1957 Miss Colorado 1957 Miss America 1958 |
| Term | September 7, 1957 - September 6, 1958 |
| Predecessor | Marian McKnight |
| Successor | Mary Ann Mobley |
| Spouses | Gary Nady
(m. 1961; div. 1962)Lawrence Atler (m. 1964) |
| Children | 1 |
Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur (born June 16, 1937) is an American author, motivational speaker, and beauty pageant titleholder.
In July 1957, she was crowned Miss Colorado 1957.[1] On September 7, 1957, she was crowned Miss America 1958 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the outgoing Miss America 1957, Marian McKnight.[2][3]
- ^ Marling, Karal Ann (2004). Debutante: Rites and Regalia of American Debdom. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. p. 146. ISBN 978-0700613175. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Nation's Fairest Compete For Role Of Miss America". Rock Hill Herald. August 30, 1958. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Jeanne Varnell; M. L. Hanson (1999). Women of consequence: Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Books. pp. 246–52. ISBN 9781555662141. Retrieved January 10, 2016.