1. Wendy Dascomb later enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving a degree in comparative religion and philosophy.
10 Facts About Wendy Dascomb
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Wendy Dascomb began her career in pageantry in 1969, as a college freshman.
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Wendy Dascomb went on to win the competition, which enabled her to compete for the title of Miss Virginia USA 1969.
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Wendy Dascomb's win made her the first woman from Virginia to be crowned Miss USA.
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Additionally, as part of her prize package, Wendy Dascomb received $5,000 in cash, and a variety of other prizes.
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Wendy Dascomb placed in the top fifteen, and the competition was won by Gloria Diaz of the Philippines.
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Wendy Dascomb crowned Deborah Shelton, of Virginia, as her successor at the Miss USA 1970 pageant.
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Wendy Dascomb later went on to state that she "was not the best Miss USA," but that she "was the most honest".
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In 2011, during an interview with Time, Wendy Dascomb recalled how she was often at odds with pageant organizers due to her outspokenness against the Vietnam War and support of women's rights due to her alignment with the hippie subculture, adding that they thought she "should be perfect and have scripted answers" while calling herself "a real rebel".
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Wendy Dascomb has resided on a farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, together with her husband Jay Bryan since the 1990s.