The pageant, hosted in Atlantic City every year since it started, transformed into a place where sexual politics as well as the position of women were subtly fought and battles against antisemitism and racism were won.
Isaac Mizrahi, although known for his fashion, is also a TV presenter and creative director of Xcel Brands.
Steinem has also been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
[6] Miss America was directed and produced by Lisa Ades who has won an award for another TV series, New York: A Documentary Film.
[7] Co-producer Lesli Klainberg has won awards for her directing and producing her own documentaries and has recently taken the position of executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.