Neva Jane Langley
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1933 – 2012
Who was Neva Jane Langley?
Neva Jane Langley was an American beauty pageant queen.
Langley was born in Lakeland, Florida. As a college sophomore she transferred to Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. While attending that college she became Miss Macon, Miss Georgia, and then Miss America in 1953. Ms. Langley's first television appearance as Miss America was on What's My Line as the mystery guest. She rode the grand prize most beautiful float by a commercial firm, called "America The Beautiful", in the January 1, 1953, Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
On November 18, 2012, Langley died of cancer at age 79.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1933
Lakeland - Ethnicity
- White people
- Education
- Wesleyan College
- Died
- Nov 18, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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