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'''Venus Ramey''' (born September 26, 1924, in [[Ashland, Kentucky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/people/RS.html|title=Johnson County History... and That's a Fact |accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref>) left Kentucky to work for the war effort in [[Washington, DC]], and won the [[Miss District of Columbia]] pageant and then became [[Miss America]] in 1944. She was the first red-haired contestant to win the title.<ref name=missamerica>{{cite web|url=http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1944.aspx|title=Miss America History 1944|accessdate=2006-12-30 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060923040646/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1944.aspx <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-09-23}}</ref>
'''Venus Ramey''' (born September 26, 1924, [[Ashland, Kentucky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/people/RS.html|title=Johnson County History... and That's a Fact |accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref>) left Kentucky to work for the war effort in [[Washington, DC]], and won the [[Miss District of Columbia]] pageant and then became [[Miss America]] in 1944. She was the first red-haired contestant to win the title.<ref name=missamerica>{{cite web|url=http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1944.aspx|title=Miss America History 1944|accessdate=2006-12-30|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060923040646/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1944.aspx|archivedate=2006-09-23}}</ref>


==Campaigner==
==Campaigner==
She became the first Miss America to run for public office, seeking a seat in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]].<ref name=missamerica />
She became the first Miss America to run for public office, seeking a seat in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]].<ref name=missamerica/>


She was wooed by [[Hollywood]] in 1947, but dissatisfied with show business, she returned home to her [[Eubank, Kentucky]], tobacco farm (which she has maintained for over 50 years) in [[Lincoln County, Kentucky]]. She married and raised two sons.
She was wooed by [[Hollywood]] in 1947, but dissatisfied with show business, she returned home to her [[Eubank, Kentucky]], tobacco farm (which she has maintained for over 50 years) in [[Lincoln County, Kentucky]]. She married and raised two sons. {{cn}}


In the 1970s, Ramey successfully campaigned to save [[Over-the-Rhine]], a neighborhood in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. The neighborhood was eventually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and her work led her to make an unsuccessful bid for a spot on the [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] City Council.<ref name=missamerica />
In the 1970s, Ramey successfully campaigned to save [[Over-the-Rhine]], a neighborhood in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. The neighborhood was eventually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and her work led her to make an unsuccessful bid for a spot on the [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati City Council]].<ref name=missamerica/>


In April 2007, when she was 83, Ramey confronted intruders who had entered a storage building on her farm where thieves had previously stolen equipment. She used a snub-nose .38 [[revolver]] to shoot out the tires on their pickup truck, then flagged down a car and had the driver call 911, holding the would-be thieves until the sheriff arrived. "I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it", she said. "If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be six feet under by now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18237342/print/1/displaymode/1098|title=Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder|date=April 20, 2007|accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref>
In April 2007, when she was 83, Ramey confronted intruders who had entered a storage building on her farm where thieves had previously stolen equipment. She used a snub-nose .38 [[revolver]] to shoot out the tires on their pickup truck, then flagged down a car and had the driver call 911, holding the would-be thieves until the sheriff arrived. "I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it", she said. "If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be six feet under by now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18237342/print/1/displaymode/1098|title=Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder|date=April 20, 2007|accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref>


==Tribute==
==Tribute==
In 1944, a B-17 of the 15th Air Force, 301st bomb group was named the Venus Ramey. This plane is reputed to be one of the longest-lived B-17s of the [[World War II|war]], having flown over 150 missions and survived the war. It was later scrapped.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genbel/decnews09/venusramey.htm] excerpt from National Review May 14, 2007.</ref>
In 1944, a B-17 of the 15th Air Force, 301st bomb group was named the Venus Ramey. This plane is reputed to be one of the longest-lived B-17s of the [[World War II|war]], having flown over 150 missions and survived the war. It was later scrapped.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genbel/decnews09/venusramey.htm Excerpt from ''National Review''], freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com, May 14, 2007.</ref>


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| NAME = Ramey, Venus
| NAME = Ramey, Venus
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American activist and model
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American model, Miss America 1944, and political
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1924-09-26
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1924-09-26
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Ashland, Kentucky]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Ashland, Kentucky]], U.S.
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Revision as of 20:11, 26 December 2014

Venus Ramey
Born (1924-09-26) 26 September 1924 (age 99)
Ashland, Kentucky
Occupation(s)Kentucky House of Representatives, activist
TitleMiss America in 1944
PredecessorJean Bartel
SuccessorBess Myerson
Children2

Venus Ramey (born September 26, 1924, Ashland, Kentucky[1]) left Kentucky to work for the war effort in Washington, DC, and won the Miss District of Columbia pageant and then became Miss America in 1944. She was the first red-haired contestant to win the title.[2]

Campaigner

She became the first Miss America to run for public office, seeking a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives.[2]

She was wooed by Hollywood in 1947, but dissatisfied with show business, she returned home to her Eubank, Kentucky, tobacco farm (which she has maintained for over 50 years) in Lincoln County, Kentucky. She married and raised two sons. [citation needed]

In the 1970s, Ramey successfully campaigned to save Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. The neighborhood was eventually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and her work led her to make an unsuccessful bid for a spot on the Cincinnati City Council.[2]

In April 2007, when she was 83, Ramey confronted intruders who had entered a storage building on her farm where thieves had previously stolen equipment. She used a snub-nose .38 revolver to shoot out the tires on their pickup truck, then flagged down a car and had the driver call 911, holding the would-be thieves until the sheriff arrived. "I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it", she said. "If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be six feet under by now."[3]

Tribute

In 1944, a B-17 of the 15th Air Force, 301st bomb group was named the Venus Ramey. This plane is reputed to be one of the longest-lived B-17s of the war, having flown over 150 missions and survived the war. It was later scrapped.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Johnson County History... and That's a Fact". Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Miss America History 1944". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
  3. ^ "Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder". April 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  4. ^ Excerpt from National Review, freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com, May 14, 2007.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss America
1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dixie Lou Rafter
 Miss Washington, D.C.
1944 		Succeeded by
Dorothy Powell

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