[4] She initially wanted to be a nun but ran away from the school at age 13, hitchhiking with a friend to Baltimore, where she begged shop owners for a job while living on the street and eating out of garbage cans.
[6] Her first stage appearance went poorly; she encountered difficulty walking in high heels, and as she danced, the men in the audience kept shouting "Take it off".
[7] Her act combined stripping with comedy, wearing two 10 gallon cowboy hats on her breasts and impersonating the film critic Gene Shalit.
"[10] She also maintained her strength via aerobics classes to accommodate the weight of her breasts, which she called her "stage props.
"[7] Her on-field career began in August 1969 when, dared by a friend, she rushed onto Crosley Field in Cincinnati and kissed Reds player Pete Rose.
"[13] Over the following years, Morganna became a familiar sight at baseball fields, basketball courts, and hockey rinks.
[15] Most players enjoyed the running joke; Kelly Tripucka of the Detroit Pistons commented, "It was like hugging a mattress.
"[16] Her pastime was not without its hazards, however; she was beaten by security guards in Cincinnati, suffered various injuries jumping from stands onto playing fields, and was hit by a pitch in Milwaukee.
[4] Morganna's involvement with baseball extended to being the star of her own set of bubblegum cards and becoming the part-owner of a minor league club, the Utica Blue Sox.
[13] She endorsed the "Morganna Kissing Bandit peanuts" brand from Carolina Fine Snacks, which expected a doubling of its sales as a result.
[5] Her popularity with baseball fans grew to the point that minor-league clubs began inviting her to kiss their players as a publicity stunt.
[5] She worked regularly as an exotic dancer in Houston, Las Vegas, and Oklahoma City, sometimes earning as much as $10,000 a week.
She was occasionally hired to publicize events, making personal appearances and giving speeches at places such as car shows and trade conventions.
[22] She is the subject of the E:60 biopic documentary, Morganna: The Kissing Bandit, directed by Emmy-winning producer Martin Khodabakhshian, which aired September 26, 2014 on ESPN.
[23][24][25] She appeared in an obscure ChoiceMark Corp. VHS tape named "Sports Blooper Mania" in 1989, where she hosted/presented many sports bloopers that had been captured on film; and during the tape, an ongoing storyline developed where the viewer had to keep watching to find out who she would kiss next, as she claimed she was planning to kiss someone at an ongoing ball game, as she is famous for.