Venus Ramey | |
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Born | |
Died | June 17, 2017 | (aged 92)
Occupation(s) | 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 (September 26, 1924 – June 17, 2017) 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.