Book Description
Religion makes Miss America a cultural icon that withstands the test of time.
Author : Mandy McMichael
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,39 MB
Release : 2019-11
Category : Beauty contests
ISBN : 9781481311977
Religion makes Miss America a cultural icon that withstands the test of time.
Author : Debbye Turner Bell
Publisher : Discovery House
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640701516
“An inspiring page-turner about faith . . . a masterfully written instruction manual for overcoming fear, a treasure trove of strategies for confidently navigating the path to success.” T.D. JAKES SR., CEO of TDJ Enterprises, LLP; senior pastor of The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.; and New York Times best-selling author When you feel like giving up, seek God and ask for Courageous Faith. Set-backs, failures, and fatigue impacts us all. And at times we don’t feel like going on. But we must! In this book you’ll discover faith-filled principles to use as a blueprint for perseverance, and a new definition of success for your life.
Author : Marshall William Fishwick
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780879724009
The rituals of religion these days as practiced in the United States on television, have become big theatre, a big show. Televangelism is big business, amounting to billions of dollars each year. Televangelists discussed are Billy Graham, Jimmy Swaggert, Jerry Falwell, Jim and Tammy Bakker, Terry Cole-Whittaker, Marilyn Hickey, Danuto Rylko Soderman, and Beverly LaHaye.
Author : Betty Cantrell Maxwell
Publisher : BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,58 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 142455781X
From a double-wide trailer on a farm in Georgia to the 2016 Miss America pageant, Betty Cantrell was not a likely contender for the crown. She won by being herself—mistakes and all. Miss Unlikely takes you through Betty’s unconventional childhood, the surprising pageant journey, an incredible year as Miss America, a fairytale wedding, and everything in between. She offers wisdom on school, boys, self-esteem, choices, disappointments, insecurities, mentors, cyberbullies, and more. Behind-the-scenes moments and previously untold stories show how her faith and family ultimately carried her through difficult times. Betty’s personal and sincere account will remind you the only way to get where you want to go is through God’s unique plan. Find confidence in being you, and turn your dreams into reality.
Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 14,8 MB
Release : 2002-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0380789035
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...
Author : Amy Argetsinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1982123400
A Washington Post style editor’s fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary. The sash. The tears. The glittering crown. And of course, that soaring song. For all its pomp and kitsch, the Miss America pageant is indelibly written into the American story of the past century. From its giddy origins as a summer’s-end tourist draw in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, it blossomed into a televised extravaganza that drew tens of millions of viewers in its heyday and was once considered the highest honor that a young woman could achieve. For two years, Washington Post reporter and editor Amy Argetsinger visited pageants and interviewed former winners and contestants to unveil the hidden world of this iconic institution. There She Was spotlights how the pageant survived decades of social and cultural change, collided with a women’s liberation movement that sought to abolish it, and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas about feminism. For its superstars—Phyllis George, Vanessa Williams, Gretchen Carlson—and for those who never became household names, Miss America was a platform for women to exercise their ambitions and learn brutal lessons about the culture of fame. Spirited and revelatory, There She Was charts the evolution of the American woman, from the Miss America catapulted into advocacy after she was exposed as a survivor of domestic violence to the one who used her crown to launch a congressional campaign; from a 1930s winner who ran away on the night of her crowning to a present-day rock guitarist carving out her place in this world. Argetsinger dissects the scandals and financial turmoil that have repeatedly threatened to kill the pageant—and highlights the unexpected sisterhood of Miss Americas fighting to keep it alive.
Author : Amy Argetsinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,10 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1982123397
An editor for The Washington Post's Style section offers a look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary, spotlighting how it has survived decades of social and cultural change and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas of feminism.
Author : Daphne Gray
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 1996-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780310209850
The story of Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995.
Author : Elwood Watson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2004-08-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781403963017
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Author : Kate Shindle
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292739214
Recounts the author's experiences as Miss America 1998, providing a history of the pageant and profiling other former winners.