Joyce Anne Noel
Joyce Anne Noel | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 2, 1973 – January 4, 1977 | |
| Governor | Philip Noel |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Licht |
| Succeeded by | Margherite Garrahy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Anne Sandberg November 28, 1932 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 13, 2019 (aged 86) Estero, Florida |
| Spouse | Philip Noel (1956–2019; her death) |
| Children | Five |
Joyce Anne Noel (November 28, 1932 – February 13, 2019) was an American former
Biography
Noel was born Joyce Anne Sandberg on November 28, 1932, in
In 1953, Sandberg won the Miss Rhode Island pageant and participated in the Miss America 1953 pageant later that year.[1] She was next crowned Miss Rhode Island USA in 1954 and was a contestant in the Miss USA 1954 pageant.[1] She remains the only contestant to be crowned both Miss Rhode Island and Miss Rhode Island USA in history. Noel later served as the First Lady of Rhode Island from 1973 until 1977.[1][3]
Joyce Anne Noel died in Estero, Florida, on February 13, 2019, at the age of 86.[1][2] She was survived by her husband, Philip Noel, and four of her five children.[1] She and her husband had been resident of both Warwick, Rhode Island, and Estero, Florida, during their later lives.[1]
References
- ^ Providence Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Warwick Beacon. 2019-02-17. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "Senate Resolution S 0529". Rhode Island Senate. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-18.