9/9/1944 REDHEADED GIRL MISS AMERICA
From Atlantic City: For the first time in the history, the title of “Miss America” was won by a red haired contender - “Miss Washington, D.C.,” 19-year-old Venus Ramey.

Born in Ashland, Kentucky, she boasts an extremely fair complexion and was said by the judges to have compelling blue eyes.

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Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, CDNC, UC Riverside
Photo: MissAmerica.org
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