Anita Bryant, a singer and an anti-gay activist ... she subsequently became the second runner-up in the Miss America pageant held in 1959. She gained national recognition with hits on the ...

Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer ... Couple with being a runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant, she was a singer beloved for her powerful renditions of patriotic ballads, namely ...

Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty ... Bryant was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and finished second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She landed on the Billboard Hot ...

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 ...

Anita Bryant, a beauty queen ... Along with being second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant, she was a singer noted for her powerful renditions of patriotic and Christian ballads, with ...

By Anita Gates Anita ... on Thursday. Ms. Bryant was just 18 when she won the Miss Oklahoma beauty title and was named second runner-up in the Miss America pageant. She promptly turned 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 ...

She was Miss Oklahoma at the Miss America Pageant in 1959. The following year, she released this pop single. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PAPER ROSES") ANITA BRYANT: (Singing) Paper roses. Paper roses.

Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty queen who gained ... Bryant was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and finished second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She landed on the ...