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BeBe Shopp

1930 – 2025

American model

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About BeBe Shopp

Lived 1930 – 2025 (aged 95). BeBe Shopp was an American model and beauty pageant contestant.

Beatrice Bella "BeBe" Shopp (August 17, 1930 – October 4, 2025) was an American beauty pageant titleholder. From Hopkins, Minnesota, she was Miss America in 1948.

Post-Pageant career After winning Miss America 1948, Shopp used her pageant scholarship to attend the Manhattan School of Music. She specialized in the vibraharp and graduated with a degree in percussion in 1952. She sang with Share the Music and the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus. She was active in community affairs and headed the board of directors for Gloucester Stage Company.

Near the end of her Miss America reign while traveling in France, Shopp was asked about women wearing two-piece bathing suits, to which she replied, "I don't approve of Bikini suits for American girls...The French girls can wear them if they want to, but I still don't approve of them on American girls."

Personal life and death Shopp married Korean War navigator Lt. Bayard D. Waring in 1954 and later had four daughters. As of 2000, she lived in Rockport, Massachusetts, and was known by her married name, Beatrice "Bea" Waring. She was a lay minister in the Episcopal Church and a TV spokeswoman for an electric scooter company. Shopp died in Rockport on October 4, 2025, at the age of 95.

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Manhattan School of Music

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Frequently asked questions

Who was BeBe Shopp?

American model

When was BeBe Shopp born?

BeBe Shopp was born on 17 August 1930 in Hopkins.

When did BeBe Shopp die?

BeBe Shopp died on 4 October 2025 in Rockport.

What was BeBe Shopp's occupation?

BeBe Shopp was a model and beauty pageant contestant.

What nationality was BeBe Shopp?

BeBe Shopp was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: BeBe Shopp

· Wikidata: Q3637131

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