Debra Dene Barnes

Debra Dene Barnes, was crowned Miss America in 1968.^[1][2]

Debra was raised in Moran, Kansas. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas and majored in music.

After winning the Miss Kansas pageant she went on to compete in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from "Born Free" as her talent entry.

Currently, Debra is associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at Missouri Southern State University, in Joplin, Missouri. She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Debra’s students have ranged in age from 5 to 87 years.

A graduate of Pittsburg State University, she has performed two concertos with the PSU orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band. As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Debra won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at Pittsburg State University in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.

Now Debra Snodgrass, she is the worship leader at Full Faith Church in Carthage, Missouri, where she has served for many years.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.pageantclub.com/missamerica.htm
2. ^ Associated Press (1967-09-10). "Kansas Beauty is Miss America". Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. 
3. ^ http://www.allencountyhistory.com/barnes.html

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