Barbara Jo Walker

Barbara Jo Walker Hummel (March 12, 1926 – June 7, 2000) was Miss America in 1947.

Life
Walker was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Walker. Her father operated a dental laboratory, and she had a sister, Peggy.

She attended the Memphis State College and is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

On June 26, 1948, Walker married physician John Vernon Hummel in Memphis, Tennessee. She is also the mother of the late Andy Hummel of the Memphis-based power pop band Big Star.

She was the last Miss America to be crowned in her bathing suit; all since 1947 have been crowned in their evening gowns. Walker, was Miss Memphis, the last city representative to win the crown.

She died in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 7, 2000.