First Miss America with a Disability

Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995, was the first deaf person to win the Miss America pageant, profoundly deaf since 18 months old.

Sources

• hourofpower.org.hk
• Heather Whitestone - The First Deaf Miss America | Start ASL
• pageantplanet.com
• gettyimages.com
• digitalcommons.jsu.edu
• Miss America Fates and Fortunes - The Montreal Review

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