Rose Coyle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | July 30, 1914 |
| Died | February 24, 1988 (aged 73) |
| Term | Miss America 1936 |
| Predecessor | Henrietta Leaver |
| Successor | Bette Cooper |
| Spouses | Leonard Schlessinger
(m. 1938)
|
| Children | 1 |
Rose Veronica Coyle (July 30, 1914 – February 24, 1988) was Miss America 1936.
Early life[edit]
Coyle was the eldest child born to John Joseph Coyle, Jr. and Isabel (née Trainer) Coyle.
Pageantry[edit]
Coyle was the first to receive an encore in the talent completion at a Miss America pageant; she sang "I Can't Escape from You," and she performed an eight-minute long tap dance.[1]
Personal life[edit]
In 1938, Coyle married Leonard Schlessinger, the National General Manager of the Warner Bros. Theatres and had one daughter, Diane.[2]
Widowed, she married executive Robert Dingler and lived a quiet life until her death in 1988.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.philadelphia/81.239.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx [user-generated source]
- ^ "Miss America History 1936". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Miss America : 1936". www.missamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05.