Phyllis Ann George Brown (born 25 June 1949) is an American businesswoman and a former sportscaster. She is a former Miss Texas and Miss America of 1971.
George was born in Denton, Texas. She attended the University of North Texas for three years until crowned Miss Texas in 1971. At that time, Texas Christian University awarded scholarships to Miss Texas honorees. As a result, Phyllis left UNT and enrolled at TCU for several weeks until winning t...
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Phyllis Ann George Brown (born 25 June 1949) is an American businesswoman and a former sportscaster. She is a former Miss Texas and Miss America of 1971.
George was born in Denton, Texas. She attended the University of North Texas for three years until crowned Miss Texas in 1971. At that time, Texas Christian University awarded scholarships to Miss Texas honorees. As a result, Phyllis left UNT and enrolled at TCU for several weeks until winning the Miss America crown later that fall. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity. As a child, she always wanted to be in the spotlight—she recalls prancing around a church at the age of three, wanting attention and, as she said, “knowing [sic] I was cute.” After attending both the University of North Texas and Texas Christian University, George won the 1971 Miss America pageant.
In her year-long stint as Miss America, George appeared on numerous talk shows, including three interviews on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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