Neva Jane Langley Fickling (January 25, 1933 – November 18, 2012) was an American actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss America 1953.
[1] Ms. Langley's first television appearance as Miss America was on What's My Line (September 14, 1952) as the mystery guest.
She rode the grand prize most-beautiful float by a commercial firm, called "America The Beautiful", in the January 1, 1953 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
Langley has been featured in museum exhibitions, including a display at the Kimball Art Center (2009)[4] of eleven original gowns worn in beauty pageant competitions and during her reign as Miss America, and the exhibition "Georgia's Miss Americas" at the Museum of Arts and Sciences (Sept. 23, 2017–Jan.
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