Linda Kass
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The book was truly very interesting and far more than the story of a pretty girl. Bess Myerson was multitalented and very smart in a time that really did not appreciate women beyond the whole barefoot and pregnant thing. Heaven forbid they should have opinions.
Ms. Kass takes the reader through Ms. Myerson’s life as she enters the world of Miss America, wins the title – I’m not spoiling anything here – and the rigors of fulfilling the role during times of war when women and people of her faith were not looked upon kindly.
Ms. Myerson held forth with strength, beauty and fortitude to be a Miss America that changed the way people thought of beauty queens. They weren’t just vapid, pretty girls. They were smart!
This was a very entertaining book from start to finish and I truly enjoyed going back in time despite the reminders that women were not always respected for all they could be.… (mehr)