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After winning Miss Minnesota in 1988, Carlson became Miss America for 1989. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1990. Carlson became a television anchor, working for several local TV stations in Virginia, Ohio and Texas before becoming a national correspondent and anchor on CBS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America who helped eliminate the pageant's swimsuit competition to the chagrin of some, is stepping down as board chairwoman of the Miss...
1989 Miss America Pageant, Sept 1988 Miss America 1989: Gretchen Carlson, Miss Minnesota 1st Runner-Up: Maya Walker, Miss Colorado 2nd Runner-Up: Lori Kelley, Miss Oklahoma 3rd Runner-Up:...
She won Miss Minnesota and headed to Atlantic City, where she was crowned Miss America 1989, edging out the favorite, Miss Colorado. The screenwriter William Goldman was one of the judges, and wrote about the experience in his entirely sexist book Hype & Glory (1990).
Along the way, Carlson — a Stanford graduate, former Miss America and longtime television journalist — inadvertently became, as she put it, a “poster child for harassment in the workplace.”
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America who helped eliminate the pageant’s swimsuit competition, is stepping down as board chairwoman of the Miss America Organization.
In this clip, Gretchen Carlson looks back on the emotions she felt towards her former pageantry journey as Miss America.
Gretchen Carlson, an ex-Miss America who helped eliminate the pageant's swimsuit competition, is stepping down as chairwoman of the Miss America Organization.
The Miss America Board of Directors thanked Carlson for her leadership, commitment and service while welcoming Krebs and Keith to their new roles. “Gretchen worked tirelessly as Chair of the MAO Board of Directors to stabilize the program.
Gretchen Carlson, who was Miss America in 1989 and in recent years has become a prominent voice against workplace sexual harassment, will take over as chairwoman of the pageant’s board of...