Nancy Fleming
Encyclopedia
Nancy Anne Fleming won the Miss America
crown in 1961.
A native of Montague, Michigan
, Fleming competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Michigan
. She competed in Miss Michigan as Miss White Lake.
She later worked in the entertainment industry, as a program host and interviewer for ABC-TV
, Cable Health Network (now Lifetime) and PBS
. In 1978 she married radio and television personality, Jim Lange
(The Dating Game
). She has two adult children from a previous marriage who share her passion for lifetime education. Her daughter, Ingrid, has a master's degree in psychology (Marriage and Family Counseling) and a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and is an attorney practicing Family Law. Her son, Steig, received a Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin, and is currently working in Madagascar, Africa for the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments. Her daughter-in-law, Avri Beard, is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology of Latin America at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to her children, Nancy has three stepchildren, Nick, Romney, and Gavin Lange and two step-grandsons, Brendan and Travis.
More recently Fleming has worked as a gardener (she has a certificate in gardening from the University of California
) and television
interviewer. In 2004 she volunteered for Howard Dean
's attempted nomination for president and has remained involved with politics as a large donor for the United States Democratic Party.
Recently retired, Nancy remains active with community and political volunteer activities. Certified as a University of California Master Gardener in 1992, Nancy works on projects involving habitat restoration, school and community gardens and the promotion of non-toxic gardening alternatives. Ms. Fleming interests include hiking, reading, garden design, continuing education programs and travel. In preparation for a vacation in Italy, Nancy began studying Italian language, history and culture. She has currently completed six college semesters and has participated in home-stay language immersion courses
in Sienna and Venice, Italy.
Nancy is currently involved with the Howard Dean for President campaign in Marin County, California. Ms Fleming strongly opposes the Iraq war and is an outspoken proponent of gunlocks, handgun control and a woman's right-to-choose
.
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
crown in 1961.
A native of Montague, Michigan
Montague, Michigan
Montague is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,407. The city is located within Montague Township, but is politically independent....
, Fleming competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Michigan
Miss Michigan
The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
. She competed in Miss Michigan as Miss White Lake.
She later worked in the entertainment industry, as a program host and interviewer for ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, Cable Health Network (now Lifetime) and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
. In 1978 she married radio and television personality, Jim Lange
Jim Lange
Jim Lange is a former American game show host and disc jockey. He was particularly well known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking up over 45 years on the air...
(The Dating Game
The Dating Game
The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s...
). She has two adult children from a previous marriage who share her passion for lifetime education. Her daughter, Ingrid, has a master's degree in psychology (Marriage and Family Counseling) and a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and is an attorney practicing Family Law. Her son, Steig, received a Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin, and is currently working in Madagascar, Africa for the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments. Her daughter-in-law, Avri Beard, is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology of Latin America at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to her children, Nancy has three stepchildren, Nick, Romney, and Gavin Lange and two step-grandsons, Brendan and Travis.
More recently Fleming has worked as a gardener (she has a certificate in gardening from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
) and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
interviewer. In 2004 she volunteered for Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...
's attempted nomination for president and has remained involved with politics as a large donor for the United States Democratic Party.
Recently retired, Nancy remains active with community and political volunteer activities. Certified as a University of California Master Gardener in 1992, Nancy works on projects involving habitat restoration, school and community gardens and the promotion of non-toxic gardening alternatives. Ms. Fleming interests include hiking, reading, garden design, continuing education programs and travel. In preparation for a vacation in Italy, Nancy began studying Italian language, history and culture. She has currently completed six college semesters and has participated in home-stay language immersion courses
Language immersion
Language immersion is a method of teaching a second language in which the target language is used as the means of instruction. Unlike more traditional language courses, where the target language is simply the subject material, language immersion uses the target language as a teaching tool,...
in Sienna and Venice, Italy.
Nancy is currently involved with the Howard Dean for President campaign in Marin County, California. Ms Fleming strongly opposes the Iraq war and is an outspoken proponent of gunlocks, handgun control and a woman's right-to-choose
Pro-choice
Support for the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-choice movement, a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy....
.