Judith Ford

Judith Ford
Ford as Miss America 1969
Born
Judith Anne Ford

(1949-12-26) December 26, 1949 (age 75)
Iowa County, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Western Illinois University
Occupation(s)Athletic teacher and coach
Known forMiss Boone County 1968
Miss Illinois 1968
Miss America 1969
PredecessorDebra Dene Barnes
SuccessorPamela Eldred
Spouses
  • Edwin Johnson
James Nash
​
(m. 1990)​
Children2

Judith Anne Ford Nash (née Ford; born December 26, 1949) is a retired teacher who was Miss America 1969. Judith Anne Ford moved to Belvidere, Illinois at age three with her parents and brother. In 1968 she won the title of Miss Boone County, held at the Boone County Fairgrounds. She also worked as a lifeguard at the city's public pool and was a swimming instructor during this time.

Pageantry

Ford qualified to compete in the Miss America pageant by winning first the title of Miss Boone County and then the Miss Illinois 1968 pageant. Ford was a world-class trampolinist at the time of the pageant, and used her skills on the trampoline for her performance in the talent portion of the competition—the only Miss America contestant ever to compete using the trampoline.[1]

Ford had won the Miss Illinois Teenager Pageant[citation needed] while she attended Belvidere High School, in Belvidere, Illinois. After graduating from high school, she spent her freshman year of college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (then called the University of Southwestern Louisiana), to train under the expertise of trampoline coach Jeff Hennessy.

Education and career

Ford entertains troops at a 1969 Vietnam War USO show

After her freshman year as a gymnast on the trampoline team at the University of Louisiana, Ford took time off from her studies to compete in the Miss America pageant and its preliminaries. Following her year off, she transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received her bachelor's degree in physical education and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Later in life she earned a master's degree in physical education from Western Illinois University.

Ford Nash in 2015 at an autograph session

She served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for eight years, appointed by presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. She was an elementary physical education teacher and is now retired, but still coaches golf and basketball.

Personal life

Ford was previously married to Edwin Johnson and had two sons, Brad and Brian.[2] She married James Nash, an attorney, in Geneseo, Illinois in 1990.[2]

References

  1. ^ "'Miss America' drops talent routines".
  2. ^ a b 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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss America
1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kathryn Myers
 Miss Illinois
1968 		Succeeded by
Sharon Mitchell


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