Susan Perkins Botsford (born April 28, 1954), a native of

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, was

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. She has been a professional singer, spokesperson, and television reporter. Susan walked in the

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with the

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(which serves disabled and senior athletes) as a guide for an 80-year-old former Marine Colonel. She has participated in many volunteer activities supporting U.S. veterans, and in 2009 she toured Iraq with two other former Miss Americas. Perkins Botsford was selected to the panel of judges for the preliminary competition of the

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pageant.

Personal life

She married Alan C. Botsford Jr., the president of Benson Botsford LLC, in May 1979. They reside in Boston, Massachusetts and

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. Together they have two children, Trip and Brooke. Brooke is married to William Sinclair.

References

Living people Miss America winners People from Middletown, Ohio 1954 births Miss America Preliminary Talent winners Miss America 1970s delegates People from Weston, Massachusetts {{Ohio-bio-stub