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    Happy Birthday, Bess Myerson!

    The first—and only—Jewish Miss America

    byJonathan Zalman
  • Bess Myerson after being crowned Miss America 1945. (Associated Press)
    Bess Myerson after being crowned Miss America 1945. (Associated Press)
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    Bess Myerson, Symbol in a Swimsuit

    With conventional beauty-queen paths closed to her, she paved her own way

    byRachel Shukert
  • Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev at FOX Studios on September 16, 2014 in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)
    Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev at FOX Studios on September 16, 2014 in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)
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    Newest Miss America Thanks Russian Jews

    Kira Kazantsev, child of Russian immigrants, cites community’s support

    byStephanie Butnick
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    Watch the Throne

    Today on Tablet

    byMarc Tracy
  • Bess Myerson after being crowned Miss America 1945.(Associated Press)
    Bess Myerson after being crowned Miss America 1945.(Associated Press)
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    There She Is: Bess Myerson (1924-2014)

    ‘I never wanted to be Miss America, even when I was 7. But I wanted to be pretty. I wanted to be loved.’

    byRachel Shukert
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    Mickey Mouse.(Time)
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    Sundown: Steve Cohen

    Plus Disneyland in the Holy Land, and more

    byMarc Tracy
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