Beauties of America Queens Present and Past Race For The Cure

Three national Beauties of America queens walked in the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Portland, Oregon on Sunday morning September 18, 2011.   Tamara Wissbaum, Beauties of America 40s 2010, Carolyn Ladd, Beauties of America 40s 2011, and Deanna Bebeau, Beauties of America 50s 2011, all have family members who have had breast cancer so the event was very special for each of them.

Deanna ordered matching hats for the ladies and Carolyn made a sign that included a hot pink feather boa and large pink rhinestones to match the Beauties of America crown.  (The sign helped the nieces of Debra Gilmour, 2009 America's 50s, find the Beauties of America ladies pictured together, here.)

Also participating in the event was Miss Oregon 2011 Caroline McGowan.  (Carolyn was Miss Oregon 1991 and knows Caroline because they were both Miss Linn-Benton on their way to the Miss Oregon crown.)

Tens of thousands of runners and walker, most of them dressed in pink, participated in the three mile event.  The event raises money to find a cure for breast cancer and also raises awareness for women of the benefits of early detection including mammograms and self-exams.

For more information about the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Race for the Cure is available here:  www.komen.org.


Submitted by Carolyn Ladd, Beauties of America's 40s