Colleen Kay Hutchins

Colleen Kay Hutchins
Born Colleen Kay Hutchins
May 23, 1926
Salt Lake City, Utah
Died March 24, 2010(2010-03-24) (aged 83)
Newport Beach, California
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Title Miss Utah 1951
Miss America 1952
Predecessor Yolande Betbeze
Successor Neva Jane Langley
Spouse(s)
Ernie Vandeweghe
(m. 1953; her death in 2010)
Children 4
Relatives Mel Hutchins (brother)
Kiki VanDeWeghe (son)
Tauna Vandeweghe (daughter)
CoCo Vandeweghe (granddaughter)

Colleen Kay Hutchins (May 23, 1926 – March 24, 2010) was Miss America 1952.

Early life

Hutchins was a native of Arcadia, California. Her brother, Mel Hutchins, later became a basketball player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and New York Knicks.

Pageantry

Hutchins was crowned as Brigham Young University's homecoming queen in 1947. In September 1951, she was crowned as Miss America, the first Miss Utah to win the pageant.[1][2]

Personal life

Hutchins met her future husband at a New York Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden after a friend introduced her to the team's forward, Ernie Vandeweghe.[3] The couple married in May 1953.[3]

The couple had four children: son, Kiki; daughter, Tauna, son, Bruk; and daughter, Heather.[4] Hutchins is also the grandmother of professional tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe. She resided, until her death, with her husband in Indian Wells, California, Laguna Beach, California and Palm Springs, California. Hutchins died on March 24, 2010 in Newport Beach, at age 83.

References

  1. ↑ "PASSINGS: Colleen Kay Hutchins, Ira Skutch". Los Angeles Times. 25 March 2010. p. AA7.
  2. ↑ "Miss America : 1952". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700022309/Former-Miss-America-Vandeweghe-left-legacy-of-family-faith.html

Sources

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Yolande Betbeze		 Miss America
1952		 Succeeded by
Neva Jane Langley
Preceded by
Joanne Hinand		 Miss Utah
1951		 Succeeded by
Marylyn Reese


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