Jacque Mercer
Jacque Mercer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacquelyn Joy Mercer January 7, 1931 |
| Died | February 2, 1982 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Title | Miss Arizona 1949 Miss America 1949 |
| Predecessor | BeBe Shopp |
| Successor | Yolande Betbeze |
| Spouse(s) |
Douglas Cook
(m. 1949; div. 1950)William Oldenburger
(m. 1952; div. 1952)Dick Curran
(m. 1953; div. 1974)Marvin Gillespie
(m. 1978; her death in 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Jacquelyn Joy Mercer (born January 7, 1931, in Thatcher, Arizona – February 2, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) from Litchfield Park, Arizona, was Miss America in 1949. She is mentioned (usually by title, once by name) several times in the 1997 Philip Roth novel, American Pastoral.
She was married and divorced her high school sweetheart, Douglas Cook, during her reign as Miss America.[1] After this, a rule was enacted which requires Miss America contestants to sign a pledge vowing they have never been married or pregnant.[2]
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