Colleen Kay Hutchins
CoCo Vandeweghe (granddaughter)
Colleen Kay Hutchins (May 23, 1926 – March 24, 2010) was Miss America 1952.
Early life
Hutchins was a native of Arcadia, California. Her brother, Mel Hutchins, later became a basketball player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and New York Knicks.
Pageantry
Hutchins was crowned as Brigham Young University's homecoming queen in 1947. In September 1951, she was crowned as Miss America, the first Miss Utah to win the pageant.[1][2]
Personal life
Hutchins met future husband Ernie Vandeweghe at a New York Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden after a friend introduced her to the team's forward.[3] The couple married in May 1953,[3] and had four children: son, Kiki, a professional basketball player and executive; daughter, Tauna, an Olympic swimmer, son, Bruk; and daughter, Heather.[4] Hutchins is also the grandmother of professional tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe, daughter of Tauna. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Vandeweghes resided in Indian Wells, California, Laguna Beach, California and Palm Springs, California. She died on March 24, 2010, in Newport Beach, at age 83.
References
- ^ "Passings: Colleen Kay Hutchins, Ira Skutch". Los Angeles Times. 25 March 2010. p. AA7.
- ^ "Miss America : 1952". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008.
- ^ a b Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
- ^ "Former Miss America Vandeweghe left legacy of family, faith". 2010-04-06.
Sources
- Garr, Arnold K., Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O. Cowan ed., Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 526
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Preceded by | Miss America 1952 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Joanne Hinand | Miss Utah 1951 | Succeeded by Marylyn Reese |
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