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'''Debra Dene Barnes,''' (married as '''Debra Snodgrass''') (born September 6, 1947 in [[Moran, Kansas|Moran]], [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]] [[Kansas]]) 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> |
'''Debra Dene Barnes,''' (married as '''Debra Snodgrass''') (born September 6, 1947 in [[Moran, Kansas|Moran]], [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]] [[Kansas]]) 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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==Early life and education== |
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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. |
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During the 1970s she lived in [[Eudora, Kansas]], and taught piano to many local children.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/EudoraCommunityMuseum/photos/a.460372760651485.104139.195114533843977/1061794313842657 March is Women's History Month! This... - Eudora Area Historical Society | Facebook] Received 2017-03-11.</ref> |
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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> |
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==Career== |
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As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Since graduating from KSTC in Pittsburg, Kansas she has performed two concertos with the university orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band. |
As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Since graduating from KSTC in Pittsburg, Kansas she has performed two concertos with the university orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band. |
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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 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>http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html</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. |
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==Personal life== |
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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. |
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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. |
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Revision as of 04:44, 7 October 2018
Debra Dene Barnes | |
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| Born | September 6, 1947 |
| Other names | Debra Dene Miles |
| Alma mater | Kansas State College of Pittsburg |
| Occupation | Associate professor of piano studies |
| Title | Miss America 1968 |
| Predecessor | Jane Jayroe |
| Successor | Judith Ford |
| Spouse(s) |
Mitchell Miles (m. 1969)Bill Snodgrass |
| Children | 2 |
Debra Dene Barnes, (married as Debra Snodgrass) (born September 6, 1947 in Moran, Allen County Kansas) was crowned Miss America in 1968.[1][2]
Early life and education
Barnes was raised in Moran, Kansas.[3] Upon graduation from high school, she attended the Kansas State College of Pittsburg in Pittsburg, Kansas (now Pittsburg State University) and majored in music.
Pageantry
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]
Career
As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Since graduating from KSTC in Pittsburg, Kansas she has performed two concertos with the university orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band.
Barnes is currently[when?] 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?] the worship leader at Faith Life Worship Center in Carthage, Missouri, where she has served for many years.[5] 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
Barnes married college sweetheart, Mitchell Miles, in 1969.[6] The couple has two daughters.[6] She later married Bill Snodgrass.
References
- ^ "Miss America Titleholders". Archived from the original on March 31, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (1967-09-10). "Kansas Beauty is Miss America". Tuscaloosa News. p. 1.
- ^ https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1001&context=fa
- ^ Greenfieldboyce, Nell (September 5, 2008). "Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth". NPR. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html
- ^ 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.
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