LOS ANGELES -- The first Jewish Miss America, who parlayed her stunning 1945 victory into national celebrity, has died. Bess Myerson was 90. The Los Angeles coroner's office and Department of Public ...

Bess Myerson, who rose from working-class Bronx roots to become the first Jewish woman to be crowned Miss America and went on to become a television star and a prominent figure in New York City ...

Bess Myerson was crowned Miss America in 1945 and was the only Jewish-American woman to ever hold the title. She went on to have a long career in... Bess Myerson Was An Author, TV Personality, Civil ...

LOS ANGELES — Bess Myerson, the first Jewish Miss America and a New York political force until a series of scandals dubbed the "Bess Mess" forced her into obscurity, has died. She was 90. Myerson died ...

LOS ANGELES – Bess Myerson, a New York favorite daughter who basked in the public eye for decades – as Miss America 1945, as a television personality, as a force in public affairs and finally, under a ...

In the wake of Bess Myerson’s death and all the talk about her rise and fall, it’s worthwhile to remember a moment when her fate turned with ours, and her future really began. Immediately post World ...

Bess Myerson, who parlayed her stint as the first post-war Miss America into a significant role in New York cultural and political affairs, including as a TV personality, died in Santa Monica, Calif.