Debbye Turner

Not to be confused with Debbie Turner.

Debbye Turner

Born	(1965-09-19) September 19, 1965 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Ethnicity	African American
Alma mater	Arkansas State University University of Missouri
Occupation	Veterinarian and talk show host
Title	Miss Missouri 1989 Miss America 1990
Predecessor	Gretchen Carlson
Successor	Marjorie Vincent
Awards	Miss Arkansas State University 1985
Website	www.debbyeturner.com

Debbye Turner Bell (born September 19, 1965 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American TV anchor, veterinarian, talk show host, former beauty queen and winner of the 1990 Miss America pageant three days before her 24th birthday.

Debbye Turner, raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was first runner-up at the Miss Arkansas Pageant, a state preliminary competition for the Miss America program in 1988. In the summer of 1989, she won the Miss Missouri title and went on to win the 1990 Miss America crown. Turner was the third African-American national titleholder and the first, and only (as of July 1, 2013) Miss Missouri to be crowned Miss America.^[1]

Turner earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from Arkansas State University, and attended the University of Missouri. Turner also spent a couple of years honing her public service skills working for Safeway Stores. In 1991, she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.^[2] She became a spokesperson for Purina and pursued a career in veterinary medicine before going into television.

Turner's first hosting job came at St. Louis' NBC affiliate KSDK, on a show called Show Me St. Louis in 1995. Six years later, Turner joined CBS News as a feature correspondent then became their "resident veterinarian" and a fill-in anchor. Turner was also a fill-in anchor on the CBS Morning News. Turner left CBS in 2012. She's currently the host of Arise America, on Arise News.

She has also appeared on Animal Planet's Cats 101 and Dogs 101 series.

Turner is a singer, pianist, and skilled percussionist, evidenced by her marimba rendition of '"Flight of the Bumblebee"' in the talent portion of the 1990 Miss America contest. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Debbye Turner's older sister, Suzette Turner, is married to Houston megachurch pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell.

References

↑ "Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner: A Profile of Success". Pageantrymagazine.com. 1989-09-16. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
↑ Hendricks, Nancy. "Debbye Turner (1965– )". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

External links

Turner's official website
Debbye's Arise News Twitter
Turner biography at The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Gretchen Carlson	Miss America 1990	Succeeded by Marjorie Vincent
Preceded by Heather Smith	Miss Missouri 1989	Succeeded by Pat Meusburger
Preceded by Melissa Aggeles	National Sweetheart 1988	Succeeded by Mairead O'Connor

Miss America titleholders (1980–1999)

Cheryl Prewitt (1980) Susan Powell (1981) Elizabeth Ward (1982) Debra Maffett (1983) Vanessa L. Williams/Suzette Charles (1984) Sharlene Wells (1985) Susan Akin (1986) Kellye Cash (1987) Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988) Gretchen Carlson (1989) Debbye Turner (1990) Marjorie Judith Vincent (1991) Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (1992) Leanza Cornett (1993) Kimberly Clarice Aiken (1994) Heather Whitestone (1995) Shawntel Smith (1996) Tara Dawn Holland (1997) Katherine Shindle (1998) Nicole Johnson (1999)

Complete list (1921–1939) (1940–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

Miss America

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Titleholders Award winners Outstanding Teen MAOT State pageants

Missouri pageant winners

Miss Missouri	Marjorie Critten (1958) Michelle Marshall (1974) Susan Wilson (1979) Debbye Turner (1989) Shandi Finnessey (2002) Sarah French (2006) Tara Osseck (2009) Erika Hebron (2010) Tippe Emmott (2012) Shelby Ringdahl (2013) Jessica Hartman (2014) McKensie Garber (2015)

Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen	McKensie Garber (2011)

Miss Missouri USA	Leigh Ann Middleton (1977) Sandy Percival (1984) Britt Powell (1995) Larissa Meek (2001) Melana Scantlin (2002) Tara Bollinger (2003) Shandi Finnessey (2004) Ashley Litton (2004) Andrea Ciliberti (2005) Kristi Capel (2006) Amber Seyer (2007) Candice Crawford (2008)

Miss Missouri Teen USA	Melana Scantlin (1995) Larissa Meek (1997) Marissa Whitley (2001) Amber Seyer (2003)

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