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{{Short description|American music educator and former beauty pageant participant}}
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'''Debra Dene Barnes,''' (married as '''Debra Snodgrass''') (born September 6, 1947) was crowned [[Miss America]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331083657/http://pageantclub.com/missamerica.htm |archivedate=March 31, 2005 |title=Miss America Titleholders|accessdate=February 3, 2012|url=http://pageantclub.com/missamerica.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas Beauty is Miss America|last=Associated Press|date=1967-09-10|publisher=Tuscaloosa News|page=1}}</ref>
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'''Debra Dene Barnes''' (born September 6, 1947) is an American music educator and former [[Beauty pageant|beauty pageant participant]] who was crowned [[Miss America]] 1968.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331083657/http://pageantclub.com/missamerica.htm |archivedate=March 31, 2005 |title=Miss America Titleholders|accessdate=February 3, 2012|url=http://pageantclub.com/missamerica.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas Beauty is Miss America|last=Associated Press|date=1967-09-10|publisher=Tuscaloosa News|page=1}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Barnes was raised in [[Moran, Kansas]].<ref>https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1001&context=fa</ref> Upon graduation from high school, she attended the Kansas State College of Pittsburg in [[Pittsburg, Kansas]] (now [[Pittsburg State University]]) and majored in music.
Born Debra Dene Barnes, she was raised in [[Moran, Kansas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1001&context=fa |access-date=7 March 2024 |title=Barnes, Debra Dene collection, 1965-2008 |date=2012 |website=Pittsburg State University Digital Commons |publisher=Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library}}</ref> Upon graduation from high school, she attended the Kansas State College in [[Pittsburg, Kansas]] (now [[Pittsburg State University]]), where she majored in music. She then earned a Master's degree in Musical Performance, also from Kansas State College.

==Pageantry==
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After winning the Miss Kansas [[Beauty contest|pageant]], she competed in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from "[[Born Free]]" as her talent entry. During her farewell address at the 1968 pageant, her speech was interrupted by protesters from [[New York Radical Women]], who unfurled a bed sheet from the balcony that said "Women's Liberation" and began to shout "Women's Liberation!" and "No more Miss America!" as part of the [[Miss America protest]]. They were quickly removed by police but drew coverage by newspapers from across the United States.<ref name=Greenfieldboyce>{{cite web|last=Greenfieldboyce|first=Nell|title=Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94240375&from=mobile|publisher=NPR|accessdate=6 February 2012|date=September 5, 2008}}</ref>


==Career==
=== Pageantry ===
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After winning the Miss Kansas [[Beauty contest|pageant]], she competed in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from ''[[Born Free]]'' as her talent entry. During her farewell address at the 1968 pageant, her speech was interrupted by protesters from [[New York Radical Women]], who unfurled a bed sheet from the balcony that said "Women's Liberation" and began to shout "Women's Liberation!" and "No more Miss America!" as part of the [[Miss America protest]]. They were quickly removed by police but drew coverage by newspapers from across the United States.<ref name="Greenfieldboyce">{{cite web|last=Greenfieldboyce|first=Nell|title=Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94240375&from=mobile|publisher=NPR|accessdate=6 February 2012|date=September 5, 2008}}</ref>


=== Later career ===
Barnes is currently{{when|date=February 2012}} associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at [[Missouri Southern State University]] in [[Joplin, Missouri]]. She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Barnes is{{when|date=February 2012}} the worship leader at Faith Life Worship Center in [[Carthage, Missouri]], where she has served for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113055/http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barnes won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at [[Pittsburg State University]] in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.
Barnes is an associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at [[Missouri Southern State University]] in [[Joplin, Missouri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mssu.edu/academics/arts-sciences/music/snodgrass-d.php|title=MSSU - Instructor of Music for Elementary Schools|website=www.mssu.edu|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Barnes is the worship leader at Faith Life Worship Center in [[Carthage, Missouri]], where she has served for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html |title=Allen County Historical Society |access-date=2010-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113055/http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barnes won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at [[Pittsburg State University]] in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Barnes married college sweetheart, Mitchell Miles, in 1969.<ref name="People people">{{cite web|first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Mike |last2=Neill |first3=Lisa |last3=Russell |first4=Joanne|last4=Fowler |first5=Julie |last5=Dam |first6=Alex |last6=Tresniowski |first7=Samantha |last7=Miller |first8=Steve |last8=Dougherty |first9=Ting |last9=Yu |title= American Beauties: 80 Years |work= People |url=https://people.com/archive/american-beauties-80-years-vol-54-no-16/ |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> The couple has two daughters.<ref name="People people"/> She later married Bill Snodgrass.
Barnes married her college sweetheart Mitchell Miles in 1969.<ref name="People people">{{cite web|first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Mike |last2=Neill |first3=Lisa |last3=Russell |first4=Joanne|last4=Fowler |first5=Julie |last5=Dam |first6=Alex |last6=Tresniowski |first7=Samantha |last7=Miller |first8=Steve |last8=Dougherty |first9=Ting |last9=Yu |title= American Beauties: 80 Years |work= People |url=https://people.com/archive/american-beauties-80-years-vol-54-no-16/ |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> They had two daughters before divorcing.<ref name="People people"/> She later married Bill Snodgrass.


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Latest revision as of 11:35, 10 September 2024

Debra Snodgrass
Born
Debra Dene Barnes

(1947-09-06) September 6, 1947 (age 77)
Moran, Kansas, U.S
Alma materKansas State College (BA, MA)
TitleMiss America 1968
PredecessorJane Jayroe
SuccessorJudith Ford
Spouses
Mitchell Miles
​
(m. 1969)​
Bill Snodgrass
​
(died 2023)​
Children2

Debra Dene Barnes (born September 6, 1947) is an American music educator and former beauty pageant participant who was crowned Miss America 1968.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Born Debra Dene Barnes, she was raised in Moran, Kansas.[3] Upon graduation from high school, she attended the Kansas State College in Pittsburg, Kansas (now Pittsburg State University), where she majored in music. She then earned a Master's degree in Musical Performance, also from Kansas State College.

Pageantry

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After winning the Miss Kansas pageant, she competed in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from Born Free as her talent entry. During her farewell address at the 1968 pageant, her speech was interrupted by protesters from New York Radical Women, who unfurled a bed sheet from the balcony that said "Women's Liberation" and began to shout "Women's Liberation!" and "No more Miss America!" as part of the Miss America protest. They were quickly removed by police but drew coverage by newspapers from across the United States.[4]

Later career

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Barnes is an associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri.[5] She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Barnes is the worship leader at Faith Life Worship Center in Carthage, Missouri, where she has served for many years.[6] Barnes won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at Pittsburg State University in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.

Personal life

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Barnes married her college sweetheart Mitchell Miles in 1969.[7] They had two daughters before divorcing.[7] She later married Bill Snodgrass.

References

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  1. ^ "Miss America Titleholders". Archived from the original on March 31, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Associated Press (September 10, 1967). "Kansas Beauty is Miss America". Tuscaloosa News. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Barnes, Debra Dene collection, 1965-2008". Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library. 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Greenfieldboyce, Nell (September 5, 2008). "Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth". NPR. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "MSSU - Instructor of Music for Elementary Schools". www.mssu.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Allen County Historical Society". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss America
1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Betty Louise Fox
 Miss Kansas
1967 		Succeeded by
Kandee Kae Kline


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