[2][3] She caused a stir when she disappeared for some 24 hours with 23-year-old Louis Off, after winning the Miss America title.

This led pageant officials to have future Miss America contestants sign agreements as to what duties were expected of the winner and also be chaperoned.

[4][5] Cooper, who did some modeling and appearances in the years after her title, long shunned any connection or involvement with Miss America.

[6] Michael Callahan wrote a roman à clef on Cooper titled The Night She Won Miss America (2017).

[7] She married a Wall Street executive, William Moore, and had two children, Cheryl and Gregory, as well as four grandchildren.