Jeanne Flinn Swanner Robertson (/dʒiːnjiː/;[3] September 21, 1943 – August 21, 2021) was an American athlete, teacher, humorist, motivational speaker,[2] YouTube personality, and Miss North Carolina 1963.

Jeanne Flinn Swanner was born at the Naval Hospital Boston in Chelsea, Massachusetts and raised in Graham, North Carolina,[4][2] one of three daughters.

According to one of her YouTube videoclips, not only was she taller than sisters Katherine and Andrea, she was also especially tall as a youth, growing to 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) by age 13.

[14][17] Although she began her public speaking career with her pageant title, Robertson achieved much more national attention as a humorist and speaker.

[3] In 1974, she married Jerry Robertson,[20] a graduate of Duke University where, at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall[20] and on an athletic scholarship,[21] he played on its basketball team, serving as its captain in 1959.

[22][2] Jerry received his master's degree and doctorate at the University of North Carolina;[21] he was an educator and principal, eventually serving as superintendent of Burlington City Schools, and later working in business.

[23][24] Robertson's son, Walter Bailey "Beaver" Bowline, is a 1989 graduate of Elon University, where Jeanne was a trustee.