Marian Bergeron

Marian Bergeron ( May 3, 1918 in West Haven, Connecticut, † October 22, 2002 in Ohio) in 1933 was the eighth Miss America.

Marian Bergeron was born in 1918 as the daughter of Elmer R. Bergeron, a policeman of the motorized unit in West Haven. The age of 12 she had public appearances as a youthful singer and sang in the local radio station. In 1933, she worked at the Miss Greater New Haven Pageant. As one participant had failed, she jumped in their place and immediately won the competition. A few days later she took in Roton Point participated in the Miss Connecticut, which she won. A few weeks later, she also won the title of Miss America, but had when applying the wrong age specified.

When she was inundated after the victory with film and stage roles, including her true age came out and all offers were withdrawn. Then she went back to high school and completed her studies. Later she married and became a mother of 3 children. Her spare time she spent with the voluntary assistance to patients. In July 2001, a rare type of leukemia she was diagnosed with, where she died at the age of 84 years in 2002.