I'm from the University of Missouri. Debye's reputation there was sky high. She was smart, hard working, ambitious, friendly to everyone and totally down to earth. Everyone in Columbia expected her to be Miss America.
Debbye's selection as Miss America, after three previous unsuccessful tries at her state competition, underscores that perseverance reaps rewards. She was a class act and the nation's third, after Vanessa Williams and Suzette Charles, black Miss America. it's worth noting that Carole Gist of Michigan was named "Miss USA 1990" that year marking the first time that black women simultaneously held the titles at the same time.
Vanessa and Debby led the way for my Miss NY Nina Davuluri, from Syracuse, NY, winning. As a former local Miss America director in Binghamton, NY I was so overjoyed that she won. THESE WOMEN ALL DESERVE IT!!!
Everyone at the University of Missouri had a lucky feeling about Debbie when she left for the Pageant. There were so many attractive qualities in her--intelligence, ambition, self-discipline, warmth, commitment to service and of course beauty. She also was totally down to earth; no airs about her. She went almost immediately into a high profile television news career but kept her commitment to being an animal doctor. She had and has it all.
My favorite Miss America memory. I saw this telecast and thought that Debbye Turner had that special quality that helped her to win, and I was very happy for her.
I remember watching this miss America when I was just a kid. My eyes were laser focused on Debbye Turner. There was just something very magnetic about her and even though I had no idea I kept thinking she was going to win. Once she did win, I heard on David Letterman that he was told by people who worked on the Miss America show That she was going to be the next Miss America.
Funny... I remember watching this pageant, and I always knew she would win! She was Beautiful, Talented, Classy, elegant, Intelligent and Regal! To me, the final result was no surprise!
OH WOW my all time favorite Miss America! All were lovely. 3 of the top 5 have been very successful. Debbye is a vet and is an occasional correspondent, Virginia is a CNN Anchor, and Jeri became 7 of 9 on Star Trek Voyager.
Debbie Turner was georgeous and talented. It was nice to see her and the first runner up being of Asian descent be the representations of Beauty and Talent in America. It was good also to see when Debbie gave up her crown they gave it to another woman of Black Descent Marjorie Judith Vincent. She was so smart, beautiful and talented. After that the got rid of the Miss Black America Pageant. There was no need for it anymore. Blacks were winning Miss Ameriaca, Miss USA and others. Thanks.
Isaiah Jones It was 1990, it was forced in order to be politically correct. It's the same thing as the 90's kids shows always had a kid in a wheelchair.
Vanessa, Suzette, Debbye, Kimberly, and Marjorie are all beautiful woman with whom many black woman can identify. I think if you asked them, they would each tell you that they are proud to be counted as African Americans. More importantly, the standard of beauty for this contest has been raised to a new height because there is the rocognition of more that just one physical type. Yes? See Ebony, March, 2002 article on these 5 woman.
Not long after her crowning, she came to my University. She was so nice and took pictures with all of us. I kept that photo in a frame in my living room for years until it was ruined in a flood. Some thought she was my sister, of course I was flattered...but we don't really look alike.
That's an interesting comment. So many people were angry about the scandal and mistreatment of Vanessa that I do not even remember Suzette taking a walk. I remember her coming out on stage and saying a few things to Gary and then the crowning. I just don't remember her taking a walk. She only served 4 weeks. She was a runner up and will always be seen that way by many.
They broke with tradition and should've just called the 1st runner-up and then the winner out of the remaining group. Debbie Turner won and Virginia Chao is a longtime news anchor living in San Diego, California.
@cutelilpooky Excuse me, when a person is biracial that means that the the person is half of one and half of the other!! As for Vanessa, she is indirectly mixed-hence the light coloring!!!!
Being of Haitian immigrants doesn't make you blacker than the next. Wow, American reasoning ! Alot of Haitians have French heritage. Just search the Kompa videos on here and see.
Miss Illinois, Jeri Ryan might have won this, but I watched this live back in 1989, during her song in the talent competition, her voice cracked badly at one point, think she lost crucial points on that. Nonetheless, Miss Missouri was so fine and classy, a worthy winner
@cutelilpooky notice that the two blacks in Vanessa Williams' batch were both light-skinned and the other couuld easily pass as Italian/White. The darkest of dark black people are even ridiculed by their own.
@cutelilpooky - What's's your point? Is is that a small minority of dark-skinned blacks are ridiculed by their light-skinned counterparts? While you mentioned that, there are some light-skinned blacs that date only dark-skinned men/women. My friend/roommate is one. So, what's your point?
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I'm from the University of Missouri. Debye's reputation there was sky high. She was smart, hard working, ambitious, friendly to everyone and totally down to earth. Everyone in Columbia expected her to be Miss America.
She remains one of the best Miss America's ever.
Laceydog, I totally agree. 😀
She is absolutely gorgeous!
Debbye's selection as Miss America, after three previous unsuccessful tries at her state competition, underscores that perseverance reaps rewards. She was a class act and the nation's third, after Vanessa Williams and Suzette Charles, black Miss America. it's worth noting that Carole Gist of Michigan was named "Miss USA 1990" that year marking the first time that black women simultaneously held the titles at the same time.
Vanessa and Debby led the way for my Miss NY Nina Davuluri, from Syracuse, NY, winning. As a former local Miss America director in Binghamton, NY I was so overjoyed that she won. THESE WOMEN ALL DESERVE IT!!!
I met her when I had the chance to interview her for my school project. A Class Act.
You must have had a huge hard on the entire time!
Everyone at the University of Missouri had a lucky feeling about Debbie when she left for the Pageant. There were so many attractive qualities in her--intelligence, ambition, self-discipline, warmth, commitment to service and of course beauty. She also was totally down to earth; no airs about her. She went almost immediately into a high profile television news career but kept her commitment to being an animal doctor. She had and has it all.
Jerry Lyne Zimmerman ,Miss Illinois, is Jerry Ryan who played Seven of Nine in Star Trek Voyager
I don't think anybody has noticed that 👍
My favorite Miss America memory. I saw this telecast and thought that Debbye Turner had that special quality that helped her to win, and I was very happy for her.
The most stunning Miss America EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love her! Such a stunning classic beauty!!!
I love her! Such a stunning classic beauty!!!
She was one of the best! Probably my favorite.
I remember watching this miss America when I was just a kid. My eyes were laser focused on Debbye Turner. There was just something very magnetic about her and even though I had no idea I kept thinking she was going to win. Once she did win, I heard on David Letterman that he was told by people who worked on the Miss America show That she was going to be the next Miss America.
Funny... I remember watching this pageant, and I always knew she would win! She was Beautiful, Talented, Classy, elegant, Intelligent and Regal! To me, the final result was no surprise!
I remember watching this pageant. I was 22 and from Missouri. I favored her to win, but she earned it.
I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad she won! and I'm not from Missouri. HOORAY for veterinarians!!
I saw this when it happened and I was very happy for Debbye Turner. She had that special quality about her.
Beautiful winner
Beautiful..
i met deb at the 2006 miss missouri pageant in which she helped host i was a teen contestant..she was fantastic!
u kno ur right i got to see her at miss missorui 06 i was a contestant in the teen pageant that summer it was sooo great shes a great stage presence
OH WOW my all time favorite Miss America! All were lovely. 3 of the top 5 have been very successful. Debbye is a vet and is an occasional correspondent, Virginia is a CNN Anchor, and Jeri became 7 of 9 on Star Trek Voyager.
Debbie Turner was georgeous and talented. It was nice to see her and the first runner up being of Asian descent be the representations of Beauty and Talent in America. It was good also to see when Debbie gave up her crown they gave it to another woman of Black Descent Marjorie Judith Vincent. She was so smart, beautiful and talented. After that the got rid of the Miss Black America Pageant. There was no need for it anymore. Blacks were winning Miss Ameriaca, Miss USA and others. Thanks.
This moment in Miss America history was kind of epic right... the two finalists were minorities... doesn't happen often.
it happened when Vanessa won her first runner up was suzette charles!
Isaiah Jones It was 1990, it was forced in order to be politically correct. It's the same thing as the 90's kids shows always had a kid in a wheelchair.
Actually, political correctness did not take hold until the mid 1990s,
I certainly remember feeling that way. I was around 11 years old and from Maryland... full of pride for both ladies!
Not only that they both have had success in broadcast journalism.....✨👍🏼😉✨
Vanessa, Suzette, Debbye, Kimberly, and Marjorie are all beautiful woman with whom many black woman can identify. I think if you asked them, they would each tell you that they are proud to be counted as African Americans.
More importantly, the standard of beauty for this contest has been raised to a new height because there is the rocognition of more that just one physical type. Yes?
See Ebony, March, 2002 article on these 5 woman.
Debbye Turner--still one of my favorite Miss As of all time!
Not long after her crowning, she came to my University. She was so nice and took pictures with all of us. I kept that photo in a frame in my living room for years until it was ruined in a flood. Some thought she was my sister, of course I was flattered...but we don't really look alike.
the days where women no wore weave and looked naturally stunning and beautiful
I love Miss Missouri Debbie Turner, she was my favourite from the very beginning.
It's Debbye, not Debbie.
met her at my college she was the keynote speaker for our honors ceremony.. her father is a professor at our school. she is still beautiful as ever
Long Live Miss America!!!!
Such a beautiful woman.
That's an interesting comment. So many people were angry about the scandal and mistreatment of Vanessa that I do not even remember Suzette taking a walk. I remember her coming out on stage and saying a few things to Gary and then the crowning. I just don't remember her taking a walk. She only served 4 weeks. She was a runner up and will always be seen that way by many.
Deb is FABULOUS! I met her shortly after she won the crowd. So intelligent. So poised!!!
Excellent top five, excellent winner!
They broke with tradition and should've just called the 1st runner-up and then the winner out of the remaining group. Debbie Turner won and Virginia Chao is a longtime news anchor living in San Diego, California.
I watched that telecast and i got so astonished by the way Turned played the xylophone!!! WOW!!!!!
Vanessa Williams does count!!
vicki johnson she was in '84
Yes she does!
She was the most beautiful woman I ever saw.
Absolutely! She was and still is very stunning!
First paragraph on page 132 of Think and Grow Rich brought me here ❣️👑🤞🏾
Thank you Vicki and Go Unitas 19.
miss Missouri had kind've a phylicia rashad cosby show flavor.
Phylicia Rashad was one of the judges that year.
So was Donald Trump
The prettiest ever! 😍😍😍😍
Actually, Debbye was born in Hawai'i to a military father, but to my knowledge, has no Hawai'ian ancestry.
Lady DIVINE
Loved the vid. I wish you could have shown the entire victory walk.
This is my girl, Debbye. She's very sweet! I miss her here in ST. LOUIS!
That’s the year I was born in 1990.
I got to meet her in Pearl Harbor after she won,Hawaii is the best place on earth.
I always liked Debbye Turner ❤. I think she is a veterinarian now!
I would love to see when Suzette took her final walk down the runway before crowning the new Miss America.
He was a legend!
a beauty.
@MissSimAsiaPacific Long Live Miss Missouri!!!!
Shes now a vet.
Miss Missouri.
my hubby's miss americia
@Tackyonetwo Long Live Debbye Turner!!!!
Thanks for the correction.
Yasssss cousin❤️😘
Great choice!!!
WOW!!!! THANKS FOR THOSE FACTS!!!!
my hubby miss amercia
WOW DEBBY IS A HAWAII NATIVE SHES A kind of a Black n Brownsih Hawaiian color
BUT She WAS Raised In Missouri
@cutelilpooky Excuse me, when a person is biracial that means that the the person is half of one and half of the other!! As for Vanessa, she is indirectly mixed-hence the light coloring!!!!
OMG!
RIP Bert Parks
I agree I agree I agree by gawd I agree
Does anyone know where to get the entire telecast of this pageant?
Long Live Bert Parks!!!!
Thats Garry Collins
Oops, Suzette Charles is black too. She took over Vanessa's role.
btw, Jeri Lynn Zimmerman is Jeri Ryan.
Being of Haitian immigrants doesn't make you blacker than the next. Wow, American reasoning ! Alot of Haitians have French heritage. Just search the Kompa videos on here and see.
@Parker528 Thanks
Miss Illinois, Jeri Ryan might have won this, but I watched this live back in 1989, during her song in the talent competition, her voice cracked badly at one point, think she lost crucial points on that. Nonetheless, Miss Missouri was so fine and classy, a worthy winner
Jeri Ryan placed really high!
Jeri Ryan should have been first runner up.
gmfd76 Jeri Lynn Zimmerman! Always knew she would be a star.
@cutelilpooky notice that the two blacks in Vanessa Williams' batch were both light-skinned and the other couuld easily pass as Italian/White. The darkest of dark black people are even ridiculed by their own.
@cutelilpooky - What's's your point? Is is that a small minority of dark-skinned blacks are ridiculed by their light-skinned counterparts? While you mentioned that, there are some light-skinned blacs that date only dark-skinned men/women. My friend/roommate is one. So, what's your point?
HUZZAH!!!!
Gretchen Carlson is the best!
@Parker528 What Does "FYI" Mean?
*Where's Bert Parks???..................... SING IT Bert SING IT*
@Parker528 How Did You Know?
@waynebrasler I Understand
the winner is gorgeouss!
@nile3000 GASP!!!!
@bleachbred I Know,
BTW, Long Live ABC!!!!
Jeri ryan!!
@bleachbred Yep
number 4th. Jeri Zimmerman
@joelib how about miss illinois jeri ryan!
7of9 3rd place?
@009VIP What?
@bleachbred Mine 3
Most African Americans have some degree of Native American and/or European genes.
@Abdi2824 What?
lol!!! jerry ryan (7 of 9) was and still is hot
Marimba....not xylophone
And please eat your own words because what you've said earlier makes no sense.
lol i found out my dad went out with this chick
AutoZone Park news: and yes there is no doubt kids and adults and their parents from around the globe, that Brandon Clarke, of the Memphis Grizzlies, took the spotlight off of the Utah Jazz, with Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, and Mike Conley, head coach Taylor Jenkins. and yes Brandon Clarke, is the one that didn't help his great team the Memphis Grizzlies win this series and the NBA national championship title this season against the Utah Jazz. and yes Ja Morant wasn't the only superstar on this pro basketball team for the city of Memphis, Tennessee, it was Brandon Clarke, at the age of 24th, year-old that had a lazy ass and yes Clarke is an overrated, superstar and oscar-winning players, that didn't help out his teammates to win these NBA title directors. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Sunday, June 20th, 2021, who was my real original biological father?
FTW