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MISS AMERICA: In Pursuit of the Crown:
The Complete Guide to the Miss America Pageant

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• Personally autographed by the author, Ann-Marie Bivans

• Beautiful hardcover photo-packed collector's item book

• The perfect gift for a pageant sponsors and titleholders!

• Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection

• As seen on Larry King Live, The Joan Rivers Show, American Journal, USA Today, Hard Copy, A & E Network, and Lifetime!

This gorgious coffee table book shares the colorful history of the Miss America pageant and its winners. Lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, this collector's item is a must have for any pageant lover. The fascinating and funny tales of pageant history and winner's year are a must-read for anyone who follows this longstanding American tradition. The advice from judges and fascinating chapters on the interview, talent, swimsuit and eveningwear competition are must reading for contestants. View Contents

In Pursuit of the Crown was the first authorized guide to the Miss America Pageant and a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection.

• Hardcover, photo-packed coffee table book

• Limited edition collector's item

• FREE author's autograph

• Ideal gift for any contestant, judge, official, or fan

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"If you're one of 55 million viewers who can't resist the teary-eyed walk down the runway to 'There She Is--Miss America, here's your chance to relive the glamour, tradition, heartbreak and joy of seven decades of competition...From the intriguing, sometimes hysterical hehind the scenes stories to the quivering excitement of the moment when the emcee proclaims, "And our new Miss America is...," it's all here in this glorious, photo-crammed book." ---Literary Guild

 

"Bivans....covers seemingly every aspect of the affair, including...details of the judging and the road from local contests to the Boardwalk, not omitting the few scandals that have occurred." ---Publisher's Weekly

 

 

"I recommend it as a complete guide to the competition." --Donna Axum, past Miss America

 

"Miss America: In Pursuit of the Crown is a living chronicle of this great American tradition, replete with little-known facts about its history, as well as a guide to would-be participants." -- Press of Atlantic City

 

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