the baldian: yolande fox
She was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1929 in a Catholic Basque American family with the surname Betbizi.
Even though she refused to pose in a swim suit, and against all the predictions, she was named Miss America in 1951.
She was to make good use of it. She took part in many proclamations against racism and in favour of feminism.
She donated her Miss America crown to the Smithsonian Institute.
She went out with Joe DiMaggio for a while but finally got married with Matthew Fox.
She was also an opera singer and was involved in founding Mobile Opera. She helped to create Off Broadway theater.
She was part of ¨The Swing Set¨, a group of people who were inte rested in the arts, living well and forwardthinking politics.
During the Algerian War she met Cherif Guellal, resistance fighter and fell in love with him. She lived with the Algerian leader until she died in 2009.
Even though she refused to pose in a swim suit, and against all the predictions, she was named Miss America in 1951.
She was to make good use of it. She took part in many proclamations against racism and in favour of feminism.
She donated her Miss America crown to the Smithsonian Institute.
She went out with Joe DiMaggio for a while but finally got married with Matthew Fox.
She was also an opera singer and was involved in founding Mobile Opera. She helped to create Off Broadway theater.
She was part of ¨The Swing Set¨, a group of people who were inte rested in the arts, living well and forwardthinking politics.
During the Algerian War she met Cherif Guellal, resistance fighter and fell in love with him. She lived with the Algerian leader until she died in 2009.
