Dorothy Benham

Dorothy Benham

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Dorothy Benham during the Miss America 1977 USO show tour in Korea
Born	Dorothy Kathleen Benham[1] December 11, 1955 (1955-12-11) (age 55)[1] Edina, Minnesota
Hair color	Blonde
Title(s)	Miss Minnesota 1976 Miss America 1977
Major competition(s)	Miss America 1977

Dorothy Kathleen Benham (born December 11, 1955) from Edina, Minnesota, was Miss America 1977. She was born to Archie & Mary Dorothy Tuomi Benham. She has one sister named Totiana and two brothers named Sean and Archibald.^[1]

Benham currently lives in Edina, Minnesota. She has appeared in Broadway musicals, and regularly performs on the Crystal Cathedral television program, "Hour of Power." On May 26, 1978, she married her first husband Russell Anderson, with whom she has four children, Adam, Russell, Ben and Mia. On December 31, 1991, she married Michael McGowan with whom she has two children named Madeline and Richard.^[1] On August 28, 2001, she married her current husband Paul Shoemaker.^[2] Behman has filed for divorce from Shoemaker and has claimed that ownership of a pet cat is holding up the final decree. ^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002". Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742&enc=1. Retrieved November 27, 2010. 
2. ^ "Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001". Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8721&enc=1. Retrieved November 31, 2010. 
3. ^ http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/133579918.html

External links

• Dorothy Benham Official Website
• Miss America official website

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Name	Benham, Dorothy
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Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Edina, Minnesota
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