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Jane Anne Jayroe-Gamble (born October 30, 1946) is an American broadcaster, author, public official and former beauty queen from Laverne, Oklahoma, who was Miss Oklahoma in 1966 and Miss America in 1967.
As millions of television viewers watched the crowning of Jane Jayroe as Miss America in 1967 and Bert Parks serenade her, no one would have thought she was actually a very shy and reluctant winner. Nor would they know that the tears which flowed were more from fright rather than joy.
Although an entry representing the city of Tulsa had been victorious in the 1926 pageant, Jane Anne Jayroe became the first woman with the title of Miss Oklahoma to win the crown. Jayroe's unique performance in the talent competition had her conducting the Miss America orchestra while singing the Len Barry hit " 1-2-3 ."
StateNameHometownAgeAngie Grooms21Nancy Lorell Wellman21Launa Gardner19Mary Craig18Dec 15, 2022 · Jane Jayroe, Miss America 1967 and former Oklahoma City TV news anchor, describes how her high school English teacher taught her the importance of creativity and independent thinking.
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Oct 22, 2011 · It was sent to Jane Jayroe in appreciation of a trip in 1967 to Vietnam that delivered smiles to U.S. troops, but still draws tears to her green eyes. As she turned and looked toward the thank-you from the 87th Engineer Battalion, her voice weakened.
Jul 31, 2017 · Miss America 1967 Jane Anne Jayroe prepares to perform for troups in Vietnam with fellow state pageant queens. She was the first Miss America to visit a war zone. Press Archives
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Jane Anne Jayroe-Gamble is an American broadcaster, author, public official and former beauty queen from Laverne, Oklahoma, who was Miss Oklahoma in 1966 and Miss America in 1967. Jayroe worked as an anchor in TV news in Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth broadcast media markets for 16 years.
