Lois Delander

Lois E. Delander
Delander in 1927
Born
Lois Eleanor Delander

(1911-03-14)March 14, 1911
Joliet, Illinois
DiedJanuary 23, 1985(1985-01-23) (aged 73)
Chicago, Illinois
TitleMiss America 1927
PredecessorNorma Smallwood
SuccessorMarian Bergeron
SpouseRalph Lang
Children3

Lois Eleanor Delander (February 14, 1911 – January 23, 1985) was Miss America in 1927.

Biography

Delander, a native of Joliet, Illinois and high school junior, aged 16, won the Miss America crown on her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary. Following the 1927 competition, the pageant would not held again until 1933.

She was one of the most famous models appearing in the Gerlach Barklow Co. art calendars. A pastel of Lois Delander wearing a white bathing suit was artist Adelaide Hiebel's most famous work.

Personal life

She married Ralph Lang, a stockbroker, and lived in Evanston, Illinois with her three daughters, Diana, Linda, and Marsha. She died near Chicago in 1985.

References

  1. ↑ Sorensen, Karen (2012-02-22). "Old Calendars Now Now Coveted by Collectors, Plainfield Historians Say". Plainfield Patch. Plainfield, IL. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Adelaide Hiebel". City of Joliet. Archived from the original on 2004-08-25. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. ↑ "All the Miss Americas, Then and Now". LIFE Magazine. Time Inc. September 28, 1959. p. 89.
  4. ↑ "Miss America History 1927". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-23.