Miss America.
Name variations: Jacquelyn Mayer Townsend. Born Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer c. 1942 in Sandusky, Ohio; attended Northwestern University; married; children: 2. Named Miss America (1963), representing Ohio; suffered a stroke (1970); following a 90% recovery, traveled the nation as a motivational speaker and produced videos for the American Heart Association. Inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame. See also Frank Deford, There She Ls (Viking, 1971)
