The Anita Bryant Show, at the age of 12; it aired on WKY. When she was 18 in 1958, she won the title of Miss Oklahoma and went on to become the second runner-up in the Miss America pageant that ...

The Anita Bryant Show, when she was 12 years old. With her wholesome image, she won the Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant when she was 18 and was the second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant ...

and went on to become a runner-up in the Miss America pageant in 1959. Anita Bryant is crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958. As a popular pop singer in the 1960s, Bryant churned out hit records like ...

She has hits with songs like "Paper Roses" and served as a spokesperson for Florida orange juice before her career came crashing down.

Anita Bryant ... Oklahoman. Ms. Bryant was born March 25, 1940, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. After winning a singing contest on Arthur Godfrey's talent show, she got a TV show of her own at age 12, which ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her ...

Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and Grammy ... years later and subsequently represented the state in the 1958 Miss America pageant, finishing third, per Edmond Live & Leisure.

She was named Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and soon began ... new path when she became the face of anti-gay bigotry in America. Anita Bryant in her home in Miami Beach in 1978. (Kathy A.