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Delta Delta Delta is a collegiate social sorority located in North America. Following are some of its notable members.

Arts

Name Chapter Notability References
Kara Medoff Barnett Alpha Omicron managing director of Lincoln Center International, executive director of American Ballet Theatre
Cathy Guisewite Iota creator of the comic strip Cathy; Emmy Award winner
Candace Whittemore Lovely Eta impressionist painter

Beauty pageant contestants

Name Chapter Notability References
Donna Axum Delta Iota Miss America 1964, television producer
Brittany Dawn Brannon Gamma Rho Miss Arizona USA 2011, actress, model
Leanza Cornett Beta Gamma Miss America 1993, television host
Darynne Dahlem Delta Iota Miss Arkansas 2019
Julie Hayek Theta Pi Miss California USA 1983, Miss USA 1983, actress, model
Lynn Herring Delta Omega Miss Virginia 1977, actress in General Hospital
Crystal Lee Omega Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014, in-arena host for Golden State Warriors
Jaclyn Stapp Alpha Delta Miss New York USA 2004, Mrs. Florida America 2008, model
Ashley Thompson Theta Gamma Miss Oklahoma 2018
Shawn Weatherly Beta Theta Miss Universe 1980, actress
Tyler Willis Phi Eta Miss Texas USA 2005
Melissa Witek Alpha Psi Miss Florida USA 2005

Business and education

Name Chapter Notability References
Sara Blakely Alpha Eta founder of Spanx
Angela Braly Phi Eta president and chief executive officer of WellPoint (now Anthem)
Maureen Kempston Darkes Canada Alpha lawyer; vice president General Motors Group; president GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East
Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne Psi venture capitalist; CEO of Wocstar Capital; co-founder of the Wocstar Fund

Education

Name Chapter Notability References
Madeleine Wing Adler Upsilon first female president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Betsy Boze Theta Kappa president of The College of The Bahamas
Winifred B. Chase Iota botanist, professor of botany, and dean of women at what is now Wayne State University
Laura Kuykendall Theta Epsilon College professor, dean of women at Southwestern University
Ida Shaw Martin Alpha founded Delta Delta Delta sorority
Ivy Kellerman Reed Nu linguist and author of materials in Esperanto
Lynn Yeakel Alpha Xi director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership

Entertainment

Name Chapter Notability References
Elizabeth Banks Psi actress
Lee Phillip Bell Upsilon talk show host
Jodi Benson Delta Epsilon actress
Shannon Beveridge Theta Gamma actress, YouTube personality, LGBT advocate
Dixie Carter Delta Sigma actress
Kellie Coffey Theta Gamma country music singer
Mary Crosby Theta Zeta actress, Dallas
Annamary Dickey Delta Epsilon soprano and actress
Farrah Fawcett Theta Zeta actress
Joanna Garcia Alpha Eta actress
Cynthia Geary Chi Emmy-nominated actress
Leeza Gibbons Alpha Lambda actress, talk show host, Emmy Award winner
Lynn Herring Delta Omega actress in General Hospital, Miss Virginia 1977
Crystal Lee Omega in-arena host for Golden State Warriors, Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014
Natalia Livingston Alpha Omega Emmy Award-winning actress, General Hospital
Amanda Schull Delta Omicron actress, Center Stage, One Tree Hill
Molly Sims Delta Gamma actress, model
Sylvia Stahlman Delta Gamma soprano, opera singer
Savitree Suttichanond Beta Upsilon singer on TrueVisions's Academy Fantasia

Journalism and news

Name Chapter Notability References
Kiran Chetry Alpha Pi news anchor for CNN and Fox News
Katie Couric Beta Sigma Emmy Award winning news anchor, CBS Evening News
Catherine Crier Theta Zeta Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and former Texas State District Judge
Hoda Kotb Beta Nu Emmy Award-winning news anchor for NBC News' morning show Today and correspondent for Dateline NBC
Vinita Nair Upsilon news anchor
Deborah Norville Alpha Rho Emmy Award winner, news anchor of Inside Edition, author
Kathy Orr Omicron meteorologist
Janet Shamlian Delta Xi NBC news correspondent
Sally Stapleton Delta Xi photojournalist

Law

Name Chapter Nobility References
Annette Abbott Adams Alpha Mu lawyer, judge, first woman to be the Assistant Attorney General in the United States
Pam Bondi Alpha Psi Attorney General, State of Florida
Bobbe Bridge Theta Alpha former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Rita Garman Delta Pi justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Alpha Chi judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Literature

Name Chapter Notability References
Joan Didion Pi author, recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Sara Haardt Xi author and professor of English literature
Kristin Hannah Theta Alpha novelist
Doris Kearns Goodwin Alpha Upsilon Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian
Evelyn Sibley Lampman Theta Mu writer of children's and young adult fiction
Jill Marie Landis Phi Kappa novelist
Anne Rivers Siddons Phi Theta novelist

Military and aviation

Name Chapter Notability References
Terry Gabreski Delta Omega U.S. Air Force Lt. general; Vice Commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Betty Gillies Psi first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron
Louise Thaden Delta Iota aviation pioneer; first woman to win the Bendix trophy
Nora W. Tyson Delta Gamma United States Navy vice admiral

Politics and public service

Name Chapter Notability References
Lisa Boscola Gamma Beta Pennsylvania State Senate
Debra Bowen Phi Gamma Secretary of State of California
Nellie A. Brown Iota botanist, scientific investigator in Plant Pathology at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry
Kathy Castor Alpha Omega Congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district
Nellie Connally Theta Zeta former First Lady of Texas
Elizabeth Dole Alpha Omicron U.S. Senator from North Carolina, former United States Secretary of Transportation
Carol Boyd Hallett Theta Delta California State Assembly. U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service
Helen Froelich Holt Upsilon former Secretary of State of West Virginia
Adele Khoury Graham Alpha Psi former teacher and First Lady of Florida
Katherine F. Lenroot Mu chief of the United States Children's Bureau, feminist
Michelle Lujan-Grisham Phi Delta Governor of New Mexico
Mary Martha Presley Merritt Delta Rho member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and president of the West Virginia Board of Education
Kelley Paul Delta Psi political consultant, writer, wife of Rand Paul
Dina Powell Theta Theta U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy
Presley Merritt Wagoner Alpha Epsilon 40th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Sports

Names Chapter Notability References
Anne Abernathy Theta Zeta Olympic athlete in luge and archery
Faye Biles Alpha Omicron head coach of field hockey and lacrosse teams, Kent State University
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross-country ski racer
Meryl Davis Iota gold medalist ice dancer, 2014 Winter Olympics
Marianna Davis Omega Paralympic cyclist, alpine skier, member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Annika Dries Omega gold medalist in water polo, 2012 Summer Olympics
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross country skier, 2014 Winter Olympics
Abby Johnston Alpha Omicron silver medalist in synchronized diving, 2012 Summer Olympics
Mariya Koroleva Omega 2012 USA Olympic synchronized swimming duet team
Paige Railey Beta Alpha competitive sailor, Olympian

See also

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