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Rebecca Ann King
Born	(1950-04-14) April 14, 1950 (age 74) Hancock, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Denver
Occupation	Domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce
Title	Miss Metro Denver 1973 Miss Colorado 1973 Miss America 1974
Predecessor	Terry Meeuwsen
Successor	Shirley Cothran
Spouse	George Dreman (m. 1992)
Children	2

Rebecca Ann King (born April 14, 1950, in Hancock, Iowa) is most noted as holder of the 1974 Miss America title.

Life and career

King was crowned Miss Colorado 1973 and later earned the title of Miss America 1974. Heralding the arrival of feminism in this most traditional of events, Rebecca King was a law student, who famously expressed feminist political views at the Miss America Pageant's morning-after breakfast following her coronation. She pressured the Miss America Organization to award points for the interview section of the competition and has spoken in favor of female empowerment at many schools and organizations.

King received a law degree from the University of Denver School of Law and became a practicing domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce.

Personal life

She married banker George Dreman in 1992 and has since used the name Rebecca King Dreman. They have 2 daughters, Emily and Diana. Her daughter, Diana, won the Miss Colorado 2011 pageant and competed at the Miss America 2012 pageant, making her the first daughter of a Miss America ever to compete for the Miss America title. In September 2010, after she felt a marshmallow-like lump in her arm she was diagnosed with stage-4 melanoma.

References

"1974: Rebecca King, Miss America". Missamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
http://www.pageantcenter.com/history-70s.html
^ 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.
"Miss Colorado Makes Pageant History: Daughter of Miss America 1974 Competes for 2012 Miss America Title". pageantcenter.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
https://magazine-archive.du.edu/magazine/alumna-and-former-miss-america-rebecca-dreman-battling-cancer-with-help-of-her-family/ Alumna and former Miss America Rebecca Dreman battling cancer

Awards and achievements
Preceded byTerry Meeuwsen	Miss America 1974	Succeeded byShirley Cothran
Preceded bySally Anderson	Miss Colorado 1973	Succeeded byCynthia Hunter

v t e Miss America titleholders
1920s	Margaret Gorman (1921) Mary Campbell (1922) Mary Campbell (1923) Ruth Malcomson (1924) Fay Lanphier (1925) Norma Smallwood (1926) Lois Delander (1927)
1930s	Marian Bergeron (1933) Henrietta Leaver (1935) Rose Coyle (1936) Bette Cooper (1937) Marilyn Meseke (1938) Patricia Donnelly (1939)
1940s	Frances Marie Burke (1940) Rosemary LaPlanche (1941) Jo-Carroll Dennison (1942) Jean Bartel (1943) Venus Ramey (1944) Bess Myerson (1945) Marilyn Buferd (1946) Barbara Jo Walker (1947) BeBe Shopp (1948) Jacque Mercer (1949)
1950s	Yolande Betbeze (1951) Colleen Kay Hutchins (1952) Neva Jane Langley (1953) Evelyn Margaret Ay (1954) Lee Meriwether (1955) Sharon Ritchie (1956) Marian McKnight (1957) Marilyn Van Derbur (1958) Mary Ann Mobley (1959)
1960s	Lynda Lee Mead (1960) Nancy Fleming (1961) Maria Fletcher (1962) Jacquelyn Mayer (1963) Donna Axum (1964) Vonda Kay Van Dyke (1965) Deborah Bryant (1966) Jane Anne Jayroe (1967) Debra Dene Barnes (1968) Judith Anne Ford (1969)
1970s	Pamela Eldred (1970) Phyllis Ann George (1971) Laurie Lea Schaefer (1972) Terry Meeuwsen (1973) Rebecca Ann King (1974) Shirley Cothran (1975) Tawny Elaine Godin (1976) Dorothy Benham (1977) Susan Perkins (1978) Kylene Barker (1979)
1980s	Cheryl Prewitt (1980) Susan Powell (1981) Elizabeth Ward (1982) Debra Maffett (1983) Vanessa Williams / Suzette Charles (1984) Sharlene Wells (1985) Susan Akin (1986) Kellye Cash (1987) Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988) Gretchen Carlson (1989)
1990s	Debbye Turner (1990) Marjorie Judith Vincent (1991) Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (1992) Leanza Cornett (1993) Kimberly Clarice Aiken (1994) Heather Whitestone (1995) Shawntel Smith (1996) Tara Dawn Holland (1997) Katherine Shindle (1998) Nicole Johnson (1999)
2000s	Heather French (2000) Angela Perez Baraquio (2001) Katie Harman (2002) Erika Harold (2003) Ericka Dunlap (2004) Deidre Downs (2005) Jennifer Berry (2006) Lauren Nelson (2007) Kirsten Haglund (2008) Katie Stam (2009)
2010s	Caressa Cameron (2010) Teresa Scanlan (2011) Laura Kaeppeler (2012) Mallory Hagan (2013) Nina Davuluri (2014) Kira Kazantsev (2015) Betty Cantrell (2016) Savvy Shields (2017) Cara Mund (2018) Nia Franklin (2019)
2020s	Camille Schrier (2020) Emma Broyles (2022) Grace Stanke (2023) Madison Marsh (2024)

v t e Miss America 1974, state titleholders
FL: Ellen Meade CO: Rebecca Ann King NJ: Suzanne Plummer PA: Tina Louise Thomas

v t e Colorado pageant winners
Miss Colorado	Sharon Ritchie (1955) Marilyn Van Derbur (1957) Rebecca Ann King (1973) Kelley Johnson (2015) Madison Marsh (2023)
Miss Colorado USA	Blair Griffith (2011)
Miss Colorado Teen USA	Blair Griffith (2006) Hilary Cruz (2007)

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