BeBe Shopp

BeBe Shopp (August 17, 1930 – October 4, 2025) was an American model, beauty pageant winner and was Miss America in 1948.^[1]

BeBe Shopp
Born	(1930-08-17)August 17, 1930 Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 4, 2025(2025-10-04) (aged 95) Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Manhattan School of Music.
Title	Miss America 1948
Predecessor	Barbara Jo Walker
Successor	Jacque Mercer
Spouse	Bayard D. Waring

She used her pageant scholarship to attend the Manhattan School of Music. She specialized in the vibraharp, and graduated with a degree in percussion in 1952. She sang with Share the Music and the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus.

Shopp was active in community affairs, and headed the board of directors for Gloucester Stage Company.^[2]

Shopp died on October 4, 2025 in Rockport, Massachusetts at the age of 95.^[3]