| Lois E. Delander | |
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 Delander in 1927 | |
| Born | Lois Eleanor Delander (1911-03-14)March 14, 1911 Joliet, Illinois |
| Died | January 23, 1985(1985-01-23) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois |
| Title | Miss America 1927 |
| Predecessor | Norma Smallwood |
| Successor | Marian Bergeron |
| Spouse | Ralph Lang |
| Children | 3 |
Lois Eleanor Delander (February 14, 1911 – January 23, 1985) was Miss America in 1927.
Biography
Delander, a native of Joliet, Illinois and high school junior, aged 16, won the Miss America crown on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary. Following the 1927 competition, the pageant would not held again until 1933.
She was one of the most famous models appearing in the Gerlach Barklow Co. art calendars. A pastel of Lois Delander wearing a white bathing suit was artist Adelaide Hiebel's most famous work.
Personal life
She married Ralph Lang, a stockbroker, and lived in Evanston, Illinois with her three daughters, Diana, Linda, and Marsha. She died near Chicago in 1985.
References
- Sorensen, Karen (2012-02-22). "Old Calendars Now Now Coveted by Collectors, Plainfield Historians Say". Plainfield Patch. Plainfield, IL. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- "Adelaide Hiebel". City of Joliet. Archived from the original on 2004-08-25. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- "All the Miss Americas, Then and Now". LIFE Magazine. Time Inc. September 28, 1959. p. 89.
- "Miss America History 1927". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- Russell Roberts, Richard Youmans, Down the Jersey Shore, Rutgers University Press, 1993 ISBN 0-8135-1996-9, p. 89
External links
- A pastel of Lois Delander wearing a white bathing suit, by Adelaide Hiebel
- "America's Fairest Maid" (1927), British Pathé on YouTube
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded byNorma Smallwood | Miss America 1927 |
Succeeded byMarian Bergeron |
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| Miss Illinois |
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| Miss Illinois USA |
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| Miss Illinois Teen USA |
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| Miss Illinois World |
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| Miss America | |
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