About Bess Myerson

Bess Myerson was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Miss America who was Jewish. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a heroine to parts of the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther".

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Bess Myerson

American model, city commissioner, TV show celebrity; first Jewish-American and first Miss New York elected Miss America (1924-2014)

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actor, politician, model, television actor

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New York City Commissioner, New York City Commissioner

Citizenship

United States

Born

July 16, 1924

Died

December 14, 2014

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