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Following is a list of Delta Delta Delta members organized by area of notability.

Arts

Name Chapter Notability References
Kara Medoff Barnett Alpha Omicron managing director of Lincoln Center International, executive director of American Ballet Theatre. [1][2]
Cathy Guisewite Iota creator of the comic strip Cathy; Emmy Award winner [1][3]
Candace Whittemore Lovely Eta impressionist painter [4]

Beauty pageant contestants

Name Chapter Notability References
Donna Axum Delta Iota Miss America 1964, television producer [5]
Brittany Dawn Brannon Gamma Rho Miss Arizona USA 2011, actress, model [4]
Leanza Cornett Beta Gamma Miss America 1993, television host [5]
Darynne Dahlem Delta Iota Miss Arkansas 2019 [6]
Julie Hayek Theta Pi Miss California USA 1983, Miss USA 1983, actress, model [5]
Lynn Herring Delta Omega Miss Virginia 1977, actress in General Hosptal [7]
Crystal Lee Omega Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014, in-arena host for Golden State Warriors [8]
Jaclyn Stapp Alpha Delta Miss New York USA 2004, Mrs. Florida America 2008, model [9]
Ashley Thompson Theta Gamma Miss Oklahoma 2018 [10]
Shawn Weatherly Beta Theta Miss Universe 1980, actress [5]
Tyler Willis Phi Eta Miss Texas USA 2005 [4]
Melissa Witek Alpha Psi Miss Florida USA 2005 [11][1]

Business and education

Name Chapter Notability References
Sara Blakely Alpha Eta founder of Spanx [12]
Angela Braly Phi Eta president and chief executive officer of WellPoint (now Anthem) [1]
Maureen Kempston Darkes Canada Alpha lawyer; vice president General Motors Group; president GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East; [1]
Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne Psi Venture capitalist and founder of the WOCstar Fund [2]

Education

Name Chapter Notability References
Madeleine Wing Adler Upsilon First female president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania [1]
Betsy Boze Theta Kappa president of The College of The Bahamas [13]
Winifred B. Chase Iota botanist, a professor of botany, and the dean of women at what is now Wayne State University [14]
Laura Kuykendall Theta Epsilon College professor, dean of women at Southwestern University [15]
Ida Shaw Martin Alpha founded Delta Delta Delta sorority [16]
Ivy Kellerman Reed Nu linguist and author of materials in Esperanto. [17]
Lynn Yeakel Alpha Xi Director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership [1]

Entertainment

Name Chapter Notability References
Elizabeth Banks Psi actress [18]
Lee Phillip Bell Upsilon Talk show host [4]
Shannon Beveridge Theta Gamma actress, YouTube personality, LGBT advocate [19]
Jodi Benson Delta Epsilon actress [1]
Dixie Carter Delta Sigma actress [20]
Kellie Coffey Theta Gamma Country music singer [1]
Mary Crosby Theta Zeta actress, Dallas [1]
Annamary Dickey Delta Epsilon Soprano and actress [1]
Farrah Fawcett Theta Zeta actress [21]
Joanna Garcia Alpha Eta actress [22]
Cynthia Geary Chi Emmy-nominated actress [4]
Leeza Gibbons Alpha Lambda Actress, talk show host, Emmy Award winner [3][23]
Lynn Herring Delta Omega actress in General Hospital, Miss Virginia 1977 [7]
Crystal Lee Omega in-arena host for Golden State Warriors, Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014 [8]
Natalia Livingston Alpha Omega Emmy Award-winning actress, General Hospital [3]
Sylvia Stahlman Delta Gamma soprano, opera singer [1]
Amanda Schull Delta Omicron actress, Center Stage, One Tree Hill [1]
Savitree Suttichanond Beta Upsilon singer on TrueVisions's Academy Fantasia [1]
Molly Sims Delta Gamma Actress, model [23]

Journalism and news

Name Chapter Notability References
Kiran Chetry Alpha Pi news anchor for CNN and Fox News [1]
Katie Couric Beta Sigma Emmy Award winning news anchor, CBS Evening News [3]
Catherine Crier Theta Zeta Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and former Texas State District Judge [3]
Hoda Kotb Beta Nu Emmy Award-winning news anchor NBC News morning show Today and correspondent for Dateline NBC. [3]
Vinita Nair Upsilon news anchor [1]
Deborah Norville Alpha Rho Emmy Award winner, news anchor of Inside Edition, author [3]
Kathy Orr Omicron meteorologist [24]
Janet Shamlian Delta Xi NBC news correspondent [25]
Sally Stapleton Delta Xi photojournalist [1]

Law

Name Chapter Nobility References
Annette Abbott Adams Alpha Mu lawyer, judge, first woman to be the Assistant Attorney General in the United States [1]
Pam Bondi Alpha Psi Attorney General, State of Florida [26]
Bobbe Bridge Theta Alpha former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court [1]
Rita Garman Delta Pi justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois [1]
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Alpha Chi judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. [1]

Literature

Name Chapter Notability References
Joan Didion Pi author, recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction [27][28]
Doris Kearns Goodwin Alpha Upsilon Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian [1]
Kristin Hannah Theta Alpha novelsit [1]
Sara Haardt Xi Author and professor of English literature [1]
Evelyn Sibley Lampman Theta Mu Writer of children's and young adult fiction [1]
Jill Marie Landis Phi Kappa novelist [1]
Anne Rivers Siddons Phi Theta novelist [29]

Military and aviation

Name Chapter Notability References
Terry Gabreski Delta Omega U.S. Air Force Lt. General; Vice Commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base [1]
Betty Gillies Psi first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron [1]
Louise Thaden Delta Iota aviation pioneer, the first woman to win the Bendix trophy, [1]
Nora W. Tyson Delta Gamma United States Navy vice admiral [1]

Politics and public service

Name Chapter Notability References
Lisa Boscola Gamma Beta Pennsylvania State Senate [30]
Debra Bowen Phi Gamma Secretary of State of California [31]
Nellie A. Brown Iota botanist, scientific investigator in Plant Pathology at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry [1]
Kathy Castor Alpha Omega Congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district [1]
Nellie Connally Theta Zeta former First Lady of Texas [1]
Elizabeth Dole Alpha Omicron U.S. Senator from North Carolina, former United States Secretary of Transportation [32]
Carol Boyd Hallett Theta Delta California State Assembly. U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service [1][2]
Helen Froelich Holt Upsilon former Secretary of State of West Virginia [33]
Adele Khoury Graham Alpha Psi former teacher and First Lady of Florida [4]
Katherine F. Lenroot Mu chief of the United States Children's Bureau, feminist [1]
Michelle Lujan-Grisham Phi Delta Governor of New Mexico [34]
Kelley Paul Delta Psi political consultant, writer, wife of Rand Paul [35]
Dina Powell Theta Theta U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy [36]

Sports

Names Chapter Notability References
Anne Abernathy Theta Zeta Olympic athlete in luge and archery [1]
Faye Biles Alpha Omicron head coach of field hockey and lacrosse teams, Kent State University [1]
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross-country ski racer [31]
Meryl Davis Iota Gold Medalist Ice Dancer 2014 Winter Olympics [1]
Marianna Davis Omega Paralympic cyclist, alpine skier, member of the Idaho House of Representatives [1][23]
Annika Dries Omega Gold Medalist Water Polo 2012 Summer Olympics [1][23]
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross country skier, 2014 Winter Olympics [31]
Abby Johnston Alpha Omicron Silver Medalist Synchronized Diving 2012 Summer Olympics [23]
Mariya Koroleva Omega 2012 USA Olympic Synchronized Swimming Duet Team [1][23]
Paige Railey Beta Alpha competitive sailor, Olympian [23]

See also

List of Delta Delta Delta chapters

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