Gorman, Margaret (1905–1995)
Gorman, Margaret (1905–1995)
Miss America. Name variations: Margaret Cahill. Born Margaret Gorman, Aug 18, 1905; died Oct 15, 1995, in Washington, DC; m. Victor Cahill (real estate executive), mid-1920s (died 1957).
Named Miss Washington, DC (summer 1921); won the Inter-City Beauty Contest in Atlantic City, NJ (1921), forerunner of the Miss America pageant; was the 1st to be named Miss America (1922), the only winner to receive a crown at the conclusion of her year.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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