Rose Veronica Coyle (July 30, 1914 – February 24, 1988) was Miss America 1936.
Rose Coyle | |
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| Born | July 30, 1914 |
| Died | February 24, 1988 (aged 73) |
| Term | Miss America 1936 |
| Predecessor | Henrietta Leaver |
| Successor | Bette Cooper |
| Spouses | Leonard Schlessinger
(m. 1938)
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| Children | 1 |
Early life edit
Coyle was the eldest child born to John Joseph Coyle, Jr. and Isabel (née Trainer) Coyle.
Pageantry edit
Coyle was the first to receive an encore in the talent completion at a Miss America pageant; she sang "I Can't Escape from You," and she performed an eight-minute long tap dance.[1]
Personal life edit
In 1938, Coyle married Leonard Schlessinger, the National General Manager of the Warner Bros. Theatres and had one daughter, Diane.[2]
Widowed, she married executive Robert Dingler and lived a quiet life until her death in 1988.[3]
References edit
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.philadelphia/81.239.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx [user-generated source]
- ^ "Miss America History 1936". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Miss America : 1936". www.missamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05.
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