Maria Fletcher

Maria Beale Fletcher (born June 23, 1942) is an American beauty pageant contestant who was Miss America 1962.

She worked as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette prior to winning the Miss America crown.

[3] After winning Miss America, Fletcher used her earned scholarship towards a degree in French from Vanderbilt University.

[4] She was the Miss America preliminary competition swimsuit winner, and her overseas tour included visits to 31 Army hospitals and Servicemen's Clubs.

During the late 1960s, Fletcher served as co-host of The Noon Show on Nashville, Tennessee, television station WSM.