Maria Remenyi
Maria Remenyi | |
|---|---|
 Remenyi as Miss USA 1966 | |
| Born | Maria Judith Remenyi December 13, 1945 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss California USA 1966 Miss USA 1966 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss California USA 1966 (Winner) Miss USA 1966 (Winner) Miss Universe 1966 (Top 15) |
Maria Judith Remenyi (born December 13, 1945, in Denmark) is a Hungarian-American astrophysicist, cosmologist and beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss USA 1966.
Early life[edit]
Remenyi was born in Copenhagen, Denmark of Hungarian parents. She migrated to the United States in 1956 when her family escaped from the Hungarian revolt.[1]
Miss USA[edit]
Remenyi, residing in El Cerrito, California, at the time, represented California at the Miss USA 1966 pageant held in Miami in May 1966. She was voted Miss Pixable by the press.[2] On 22 May 1966 she became the second Californian to win the Miss USA title.[3] In July she competed in the Miss Universe 1966 pageant, placing in the top fifteen.[4]
In 1973 Remenyi was invited to judge the Miss Universe 1973 pageant.[5]
Life after Miss USA[edit]
Prior to winning the Miss USA title she was a junior studying astrophysics at the University of California at Berkeley and was involved in bevatron research and computer programming at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.[6] She dropped out after winning Miss USA and transferred to Columbia University, stating that she had fallen in love with New York during her reign.[7]
In 1971, she hosted "Maria's Morning Show", a radio program on Vermont's WJOY, while studying computer science at the University of Vermont.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Thompson, Ruth (1966-06-25). "Logistics a Problem as "Miss Universe" nears". Gettysburg Times.
- ^ Tucker, William (1966-05-20). "American Beauties Figure in Final". The Miami News.
- ^ "Californian Lass is Miss USA". The Tuscaloosa News. 1966-05-22.
- ^ "New Miss Universe is Shipshape Swede". The Miami News. 1966-07-17.
- ^ "Miss USA title goes to Illinois". The Victoria Advocate. 1973-05-20.
- ^ Thompson, Ruth (1967-05-13). "Brainy Beauty Ready to Step Down as Miss USA". Gettysburg Times.
- ^ Associated Press (1967-02-28). "'Miss USA' leaving California for New York". Times Daily.
- ^ Maurice, Maggie (27 August 1971). "Maria's Morning Show". Burlington Free Press. p. 13. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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