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Article: Worthy of royalty: Southern tradition reigns as the daughter of Mississippi's first Miss America weds in California.
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- Mississippi Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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The crown graced her head in 1959 and launched a life of fame and glamour.
But in the matters closest to Mary Ann Mobley's heart--those of faith, family, and friends--her Mississippi roots have kept her grounded. Those values shone like a desert sunset through the silk and lace on June 23, 2007, as her daughter, Mary Clancy Collins, wed William Dean White in historic Ojai, California. The affair brought together two different regions, two generations and, in many ways, two different worlds.
"The people from Mississippi made such an impression on the people from California," Mary Ann said. "My friends from here said ...