Ay, Evelyn (c. 1934–)
Ay, Evelyn (c. 1934–)
Miss America. Name variations: Evelyn Sempier. Born Evelyn Margaret Ay c. 1934 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania; attended University of Pennsylvania; m. Carl Sempier; children: two daughters.
Named Miss America (1954), representing Pennsylvania; motivational speaker.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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