Neva Jane Langley

Neva Jane Langley

Born	January 25, 1933 Lakeland, Florida
Died	November 18, 2012(2012-11-18) (aged 79) Macon, Georgia
Education	Wesleyan College
Occupation	Television celebrity
Title	Miss America 1953
Predecessor	Colleen Kay Hutchins
Successor	Evelyn Ay

Neva Jane Langley Fickling (January 25, 1933 – November 18, 2012) was an American beauty pageant queen.

Biography

Langley was born in Lakeland, Florida. As a college sophomore she transferred to Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. While attending that college she became Miss Macon, Miss Georgia, and then Miss America 1953.^[1]

Ms. Langley's first television appearance as Miss America was on What's My Line (September 14, 1952) as the mystery guest. She rode the grand prize most-beautiful float by a commercial firm, called "America The Beautiful", in the January 1, 1953, Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.^[2]

She was also known for being the only Miss Georgia to win the Miss America pageant until Betty Cantrell was crowned Miss America 2016 sixty-three years later.

On November 18, 2012, Langley died of cancer at the age of 79.^[3]

References

↑ Associated Press (1952-09-25). "Home Town Gives Miss America Noisy Welcome". Sarasota Herald. p. 7.
↑ Associated Press (1953-01-03). ""Miss America" Rides In Rose Parade". Sarasota Herald Tribune. p. 1.
↑ "Georgia's Only "Miss America" Neva Fickling Passes Away Sunday". 41 NBC. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

External links

Neva Jane Langley at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Colleen Kay Hutchins	Miss America 1953	Succeeded by Evelyn Ay
Preceded by Carol Taylor	Miss Georgia 1952	Succeeded by Lucia Hutchinson

Miss America titleholders (1940–1959)

Georgia pageant winners

Miss Georgia	Neva Jane Langley (1952) Bobbie Eakes (1982) Tammy Fulwider (1983) Samantha Mohr (1985) Amanda Kozak (2006) Emily Cook (2009) Leighton Jordan (2012) Carly Mathis (2013) Maggie Bridges (2014) Betty Cantrell (2015) Adeline Kenerly (2015*)

Miss Georgia USA	Liz Wickersham (1976) Brenda Leithleiter (1990) Edlyn Lewis (1998) Patti Dunn (2000) Tiffany Fallon (2001) Tanisha Brito (2005) Lisa Wilson (2006) Brittany Swann (2007) Amanda Kozak (2008) Kimberly Gittings (2009) Cassady Lance (2010)

Miss Georgia Teen USA	Cassady Lance (2003) Jena Sims (2007)

Miss America

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Titleholders Award winners Outstanding Teen MAOT State pageants

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 103084048

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