Video: 'Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson Dies At The Age Of 90'

(Saturday, September 8, 1945, late evening Eastern War Time) — Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America tonight in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Jewish contestant to win the title.

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