Mary Theresa Hinterberger (January 15, 1954 – January 22, 2009) was the runner-up for title of

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in 1975, later promoted to that title after the winner, Tawny Godin, won the Miss America contest.

Biography

Hinterberger was born in

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in 1954, and raised in Clifton Park. She was the oldest daughter of seven children. After taking over the title of Miss New York in the Fall of 1975 (when Tawny Godin became Miss America), Hinterberger studied music at SUNY Potsdam. During her reign as Miss New York, she held speaking engagements for various companies during the year.

Later years

She moved to Texas in 1976, where she worked in the energy industry and had her own seismic brokerage company. She married Scott Seaman in December 2007. She died due to breast cancer in 2009, at age 54.

References

1954 births 2009 deaths American beauty pageant contestants People from Clifton Park, New York Deaths from breast cancer Miss New York winners Place of birth missing {{US-pageant-bio-stub