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|caption = King as Miss America 1974 |
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|birth_name = Rebecca Ann King |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|04|14}} |
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|birth_place = [[Hancock, Iowa]] |
|birth_place = [[Hancock, Iowa]], U.S. |
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|alma_mater = [[University of Denver]] |
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|occupation = Domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce |
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|title = Miss Metro Denver 1973<br>[[Miss Colorado]] 1973<br>[[Miss America]] 1974 |
|title = Miss Metro Denver 1973<br />[[Miss Colorado]] 1973<br />[[Miss America]] 1974 |
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|predecessor =[[Terry Meeuwsen]] |
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|successor =[[Shirley Cothran]] |
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|spouse = {{marriage|George Dreman|1992}} |
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'''Rebecca |
'''Rebecca King Dreman''' (born '''Rebecca Ann King''', April 14, 1950, in [[Hancock, Iowa]]) is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder, most noted for being [[Miss America 1974]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1970/1974.aspx |title=1974: Rebecca King, Miss America |publisher=Missamerica.org |accessdate=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114162508/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1970/1974.aspx |archivedate=2012-01-14 }}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
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King received a law degree from the [[Sturm College of Law|University of Denver School of Law]] and became a practicing domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce. She pressured the Miss America Pageant to award points for the interview section of the competition, and has spoken in favor of female empowerment at many schools and organizations. She married banker George Dreman and has since used the name Rebecca King Dreman. |
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King was crowned Miss Colorado 1973 and later earned the title of [[Miss America 1974]]. Heralding the arrival of [[feminism]] in this most traditional of events, Rebecca King was a law student, who famously expressed feminist political views at the Miss America Pageant's morning-after breakfast following her coronation. She pressured the Miss America Organization to award points for the interview section of the competition and has spoken in favor of female empowerment at many schools and organizations. |
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King received a law degree from the [[Sturm College of Law|University of Denver School of Law]] and became a practicing domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce. |
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Her daughter, Diana Dreman, won the [[Miss Colorado]] 2011 pageant and competed at the [[Miss America 2012]], making her the first daughter of a Miss America ever to compete for the Miss America title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pageantcenter.com/pageants1/pageant-titleholders/miss-colorado-makes-pageant-history-daughter-of-miss-america-1974-competes-for-2012-miss-america-title/ |title=Miss Colorado Makes Pageant History: Daughter of Miss America 1974 Competes for 2012 Miss America Title |publisher=pageantcenter.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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She married banker George Dreman in 1992 and has since used the name Rebecca King Dreman.<ref name="People">{{cite web|first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Mike |last2=Neill |first3=Lisa |last3=Russell |first4=Joanne|last4=Fowler |first5=Julie |last5=Dam |first6=Alex |last6=Tresniowski |first7=Samantha |last7=Miller |first8=Steve |last8=Dougherty |first9=Ting |last9=Yu |title= American Beauties: 80 Years |work= People |url=https://people.com/archive/american-beauties-80-years-vol-54-no-16/ |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> They have 2 daughters, Emily and Diana.<ref name="People"/> Her daughter, Diana, won the [[Miss Colorado]] 2011 pageant and competed at the [[Miss America 2012]] pageant, making her the first daughter of a Miss America ever to compete for the Miss America title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pageantcenter.com/pageants1/pageant-titleholders/miss-colorado-makes-pageant-history-daughter-of-miss-america-1974-competes-for-2012-miss-america-title/ |title=Miss Colorado Makes Pageant History: Daughter of Miss America 1974 Competes for 2012 Miss America Title |publisher=pageantcenter.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> In September 2010, after she felt a marshmallow-like lump in her arm she was diagnosed with stage-4 melanoma.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glasgow |first1=Greg |title=Alumna and former Miss America Rebecca Dreman battling cancer with help of her family |url=https://magazine-archive.du.edu/magazine/alumna-and-former-miss-america-rebecca-dreman-battling-cancer-with-help-of-her-family/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=[[University of Denver]] Magazine |date=1 March 2012}}</ref> |
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| before=Sally Anderson |
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| title=[Miss Colorado] |
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[[Category:People from Pottawattamie County, Iowa]] |
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[[Category:Sturm College of Law alumni]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 12 December 2023
Rebecca Dreman | |
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 King as Miss America 1974 | |
| Born | Rebecca Ann King April 14, 1950 Hancock, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Denver |
| Occupation | Domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce |
| Title | Miss Metro Denver 1973 Miss Colorado 1973 Miss America 1974 |
| Predecessor | Terry Meeuwsen |
| Successor | Shirley Cothran |
| Spouse |
George Dreman (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Rebecca King Dreman (born Rebecca Ann King, April 14, 1950, in Hancock, Iowa) is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder, most noted for being Miss America 1974.[1]
Life and career[edit]
King was crowned Miss Colorado 1973 and later earned the title of Miss America 1974. Heralding the arrival of feminism in this most traditional of events, Rebecca King was a law student, who famously expressed feminist political views at the Miss America Pageant's morning-after breakfast following her coronation. She pressured the Miss America Organization to award points for the interview section of the competition and has spoken in favor of female empowerment at many schools and organizations.
King received a law degree from the University of Denver School of Law and became a practicing domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce.
Personal life[edit]
She married banker George Dreman in 1992 and has since used the name Rebecca King Dreman.[2] They have 2 daughters, Emily and Diana.[2] Her daughter, Diana, won the Miss Colorado 2011 pageant and competed at the Miss America 2012 pageant, making her the first daughter of a Miss America ever to compete for the Miss America title.[3] In September 2010, after she felt a marshmallow-like lump in her arm she was diagnosed with stage-4 melanoma.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "1974: Rebecca King, Miss America". Missamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ a b Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
- ^ "Miss Colorado Makes Pageant History: Daughter of Miss America 1974 Competes for 2012 Miss America Title". pageantcenter.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ Glasgow, Greg (1 March 2012). "Alumna and former Miss America Rebecca Dreman battling cancer with help of her family". University of Denver Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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