Anita Bryant, a beauty queen ... Beginning in 1968, Ms. Bryant starred in popular commercials that featured her singing a ...

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... Bryant was a Barnsdall native who began singing at an early age, and was just 12 when she hosted her own local television show. She was named Miss Oklahoma ...

The vote alarmed Anita Bryant, a singer, former beauty queen, and born-again Christian, who began a campaign to repeal the ordinance. Within six weeks, Bryant had gathered the signatures necessary ...