Fay Lanphier

Fay Lanphier
Born Fay Elinora Lanphier
(1905-12-12)December 12, 1905
El Dorado, California
Died June 21, 1959(1959-06-21) (aged 53)
Orinda, California
Cause of death Viral pneumonia
Title 1925 Rose Queen
Miss California 1924
Miss America 1925
Predecessor Ruth Malcomson
Successor Norma Smallwood
Spouse(s) Sidney M. Spiegel
Winfield Daniels
(m. 1931; her death in 1959)
Children 2

Fay Elinora Lanphier (December 12, 1905 – June 21, 1959)[1] was a model most noted for becoming Miss California in 1924 and Miss America in 1925.[2]

Early life

Lanphier was born in El Dorado, California, the eldest child of six born to Percival Caspar Lanphier and Emily Elenora Olson.[3] She graduated from Oakland High School in 1924.

Pageantry

She was the 1925 Rose Queen.[4] To date, she is the only person to hold both titles at the same time. She is also the first Miss California to become Miss America.[5] Before she was Miss California, she was Miss Santa Cruz (1924).

Film career

Lanphier appeared in the Paramount Pictures film The American Venus (1926) which featured a beauty contest, and co-starred Louise Brooks,[6] and performed for a short time on stage in San Francisco with the Henry Duffy Players.[7]

Personal life

She was married to Sidney M. Spiegel (son of Joseph Spiegel) for six months.[8][9]

In 1931, she married high-school sweetheart Winfield Daniels, with whom she had two daughters.[10] She lived in Oakland, California suburb Orinda until her death from viral pneumonia at age 53.[11]

References

  1. ↑ California Death Index
  2. ↑ "Miss America's Smile Her Greatest Asset". The Pittsburgh Press. 1925-09-23. p. 6.
  3. ↑ 1920 US Federal Census
  4. ↑ "East-West Grid Game Stage Set". Berkeley Daily Gazette. 1925-12-31. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Miss California History". Miss California. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jesse L. Lasky Tells How "The American Venus" Was Selected At Atlantic City". The Palm Beach Post. 1925-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Radio Technique Is Studied For Remote Control". San Jose News. 1929-11-11. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Beauty Queen To Wed". Sunday Morning Star. 1928-06-10. p. 23.
  9. ↑ "Fay Lamphier Divorced". San Jose News. 1929-03-09. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Fay Lamphier Weds Schoolmate". The New York Times. 1931-07-22. p. 19.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ruth Malcomson		 Miss America
1925		 Succeeded by
Norma Smallwood
Preceded by
--		 Miss California
1925		 Succeeded by
Bertha Wiezel


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