| Bess Myerson  Born: 16-Jul-1924
Birthplace: Bronx, NY
Gender: Female
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Model Nationality: United States
Executive summary: First Jewish Miss America Father: Louie Myerson (house painter)
Mother: Bella Myerson
Sister: Sylvia Grace
Husband: Allan Wayne (m. Oct-1946, div. 1958, one daughter)
Daughter: Barra (b. 1949)
Husband: Arnold Grant (m. 1962, div. 1967)
Husband: Arnold Grant (remarried, div.)
Boyfriend: Carl Capasso ("Andy", together 1980-88)
University: BA, Hunter College (1945)
Anti-Defamation League
Miss America 1945
Bribery arrested 21-Oct-1987, acquitted
Conspiracy arrested 21-Oct-1987, acquitted
Mail Fraud arrested 21-Oct-1987, acquitted
Shoplifting arrested in South Williamsport, PA Jun-1988, pled guilty
Stroke 1980
Mugged Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow, Russia (Oct-1991)
Russian Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Ovarian Cancer
TELEVISION
Candid Camera Co-Host (1966-67)
Author of books:
Miss America, 1945: Bess Myerson's Own Story (1987, memoir)
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