Evelyn Ay Sempier, Miss America 1954, dies of cancer at 75.
 
 In case you missed last week’s news coverage of the death of Evelyn Ay Sempier, Miss America 1954, you can read New Era reporter Chad Umble’s story below.
Evelyn Ay, of Ephrata, was crowned in September 1953, at the last Miss America Pageant that wasn’t televised. She remains the only Miss America from […]

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