Colleen Kay Hutchins

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BornMay 23, 1926
DiedMarch 24, 2010(2010-03-24) (aged 83)
Colleen Kay Hutchins
BornMay 23, 1926
DiedMarch 24, 2010(2010-03-24) (aged 83)
Alma materBrigham Young University
TitleMiss Utah 1951
Miss America 1952
PredecessorYolande Betbeze
SuccessorNeva Jane Langley
Spouse
(m. 1953)
Children4, including Kiki and Tauna Vandeweghe
RelativesMel Hutchins (brother)
CoCo Vandeweghe (granddaughter)

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

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 Miss America, the first Miss Utah to win the pageant.[1][2]

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