Kylene Barker
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Kylene Barker from Galax
, Virginia
, was Miss America 1979
.
After her year of service, Kylene opened D. Kylene Ladies Apparel on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida
which she owned and operated for 13 years. She signed a ten year lease at the age of 23. Several corporations and associations, including the Manmade Fiber Producer’s Association, Clairol, The Palm Aire Spa and the Made in the USA Council, chose Kylene to be their spokesperson. Drawing from her experience as a writer, producer and editor of her own segments on the Today Show, Kylene has produced fashion shows for the American Yarn Spinners Association, the America Textile Manufacturers Association, and companies associated with the Crafted with Pride Council.
Her television appearances have included frequent reports for NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Crossfire (for a debate on issues surrounding the Miss America Competition), and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee. Articles about Kylene have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, People, Time, USA Today
, The New York Times
, WWD and the cover of Travel and Leisure magazine.
Winning the Miss America title as an acrobatic dancer, Kylene believes that fitness and beauty go hand in hand with fashion. Her keen observations as Miss America plus her experience from her Palm Beach boutique were the fuel to write Southern Beauty, A Total Fitness and Beauty Program for That All American Winning Look. She has also released her own exercise album, “Stamina With Style.”
In the Early 90's Kylene decided to trade the business world for the golf course and became an avid golfer with her Canadian husband Ralph Hibbard. Widowed in 2002, she is now married to another Canadian, Ian McNeill. "We flew in a private jet to the Miss America 2007
pageant in Las Vegas with friends from Naples, Fl. And surprised them with our wedding. And no, we didn't invite Elvis."
Kylene resides between cottage country called the "Muskokas" in Canada and Naples, Florida.
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, was Miss America 1979
Miss America 1979
Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America, pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978 on NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America : Kylene Barker...
.
After her year of service, Kylene opened D. Kylene Ladies Apparel on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
which she owned and operated for 13 years. She signed a ten year lease at the age of 23. Several corporations and associations, including the Manmade Fiber Producer’s Association, Clairol, The Palm Aire Spa and the Made in the USA Council, chose Kylene to be their spokesperson. Drawing from her experience as a writer, producer and editor of her own segments on the Today Show, Kylene has produced fashion shows for the American Yarn Spinners Association, the America Textile Manufacturers Association, and companies associated with the Crafted with Pride Council.
Her television appearances have included frequent reports for NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Crossfire (for a debate on issues surrounding the Miss America Competition), and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee. Articles about Kylene have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, People, Time, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, WWD and the cover of Travel and Leisure magazine.
Winning the Miss America title as an acrobatic dancer, Kylene believes that fitness and beauty go hand in hand with fashion. Her keen observations as Miss America plus her experience from her Palm Beach boutique were the fuel to write Southern Beauty, A Total Fitness and Beauty Program for That All American Winning Look. She has also released her own exercise album, “Stamina With Style.”
In the Early 90's Kylene decided to trade the business world for the golf course and became an avid golfer with her Canadian husband Ralph Hibbard. Widowed in 2002, she is now married to another Canadian, Ian McNeill. "We flew in a private jet to the Miss America 2007
Miss America 2007
Miss America 2007, the 86th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007, which was a Monday, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday....
pageant in Las Vegas with friends from Naples, Fl. And surprised them with our wedding. And no, we didn't invite Elvis."
Kylene resides between cottage country called the "Muskokas" in Canada and Naples, Florida.