Susan Perkins

This article is about Miss America 1978. For the American microbiologist, see Susan Perkins (scientist). For the English comedian, see Sue Perkins.

Susan Perkins Botsford (born April 28, 1954), a native of Middletown, Ohio, is a pageant winner who was crowned Miss America in 1978.^[1]

Susan Yvonne Perkins Botsford
Perkins returns to her home town as Miss America, in 1977
Born	(1954-04-28) April 28, 1954 (age 71) Middletown, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Professional singer, spokesperson, television reporter
Title	Miss Clayland 1977 Miss Ohio 1977 Miss America 1978
Predecessor	Dorothy Benham
Successor	Kylene Barker
Spouse	Alan C. Botsford Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	2

She has been a professional singer, spokesperson, and television reporter. Susan walked in the New York Marathon with the Achilles Club (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 Miss America 2018 pageant.^[2]

Personal life

She married Alan C. Botsford Jr., the president of Benson Botsford LLC, in May 1979.^[3] They reside in Boston, Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Together they have two children, Trip and Brooke. Brooke is married to William Sinclair.^[4][5]