Dellynne Catching

Dellynne Catching
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Dellynne Cole Catching
1948/1949 (age 66–67)
Education Birmingham–Southern College
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Alabama 1968
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 1969

Dellynne Catching Strawbridge is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Birmingham, Alabama, who was named Miss Alabama 1968.

Career

Entering the 1968 Miss Alabama pageant as one of 24 finalists,[2] Catching's competition talent for Miss Alabama was playing the piano. Catching won the pageant on Friday, June 28, 1968, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Becky Alford.[1] Catching's title also came with $1,000 in scholarship money, a complete wardrobe, use of a new car during her reign, a trip to New York, plus jewelry and other accessories.[1] As Miss Alabama, her activities included public appearances across the state of Alabama.[3]

Catching was Alabama's representative at the Miss America 1969 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1][4] Her competition talent was performing a piano medley of "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum", "America the Beautiful", and "This Is My Country". Catching was a Preliminary Swimsuit award winner and told judges that while she had to diet "to keep her 37-24-37 figure" that this did not "keep her from eating hot fudge sundaes."[5][6] She was one of the Top 10 finalists for the Miss America title but did not make the Top 5.[7]

Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until Ann Fowler was crowned on July 5, 1969.[8][9]

Personal life

Catching is a 1967 graduate of Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where she served as homecoming queen.[10] She studied music at Birmingham–Southern College and graduated in 1971.[1] She married Vincent Frederick "Rick" Strawbridge and, as of 2014, lives in Lakeland, Florida.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Birmingham Beauties Sweep State Contest". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL). Associated Press. June 29, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tuscaloosa, Brent Girls In Miss Alabama Finals". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL). June 25, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Beauty Abounds". The Gadsden Times (Gadsden, AL). December 19, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Miss Alabama History". Miss Alabama. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Illinois, Alabama Get Prelim Wins". Ocala Star-Banner (Ocala, FL). Associated Press. September 6, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Winning Five". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, OR). Associated Press. September 7, 1968. p. 5A. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Illinois Wins Miss America". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL). Associated Press. September 8, 1968. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "'Miss Alabama' Fete Tonight". The Gadsden Times (Gadsden, AL). Associated Press. July 5, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ Oramous, Philip (July 7, 1969). "Solon's Office Worker Named Miss Alabama". The Anniston Star (Anniston, AL). Associated Press. p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Homecoming Queen". Rams Horn (Birmingham, AL: Ramsay High School). 1967. p. 36. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ Cunningham, Jill A. (September 12, 1974). "Beauty Contest Changed Her Outlook". Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, FL). p. 3C. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Becky Alford		 Miss Alabama
1968 		Succeeded by
Ann Fowler
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