Nancy Anne Fleming (born May 20, 1942) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss America 1961 on September 10, 1960.[1]
Education
Fleming graduated from Michigan State University in 1964 and earned a teaching certificate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966. She is listed as one of Michigan State University's "Accomplished Women Graduates."[2] During her freshman year at MSU, she lived in West Landon Hall on the North Campus, a dormitory for women. Her time at the school was sometimes troubled. Later, she said, "I felt like a freak at MSU. I had just been on television three days before and I entered with a lot of fanfare. There was a lot of weirdness and rudeness. I was pointed out and stared at. It was really creepy."[3]
Pageantry
Fleming posing with the Miss America trophy in 1960
Fleming's first husband was William Frederic Johnson. In 1978, Fleming married Jim Lange, a radio and television personality; their marriage lasted until his death in 2014.[5] Fleming has two children from her first marriage: Ingrid and Steig.[6] Fleming also has three stepchildren from her marriage to Lange: Nick, Romney, and Gavin.
References
^"People". TIME Magazine. September 26, 1960. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
