Barbara Jo Walker
Barbara Jo Walker Hummel was Miss America in 1947.Life
She attended the University of Memphis and is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She is also the mother of the late Andy Hummel of the legendary Memphis-based power pop band Big Star.
She was the last Miss America to be crowned in her bathing suit; all since 1947 have been crowned in their evening gowns. Walker, was Miss Memphis, the last city representative to win the crown.
She died in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 7, 2000.
