Tawny Little
Tawny Little (née Godin; born September 15, 1956), Miss America 1976 and Miss New York 1975, is an American television personality.[1][2]
Tawny Little | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tawny Elaine Godin September 15, 1956 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Anchorwoman; talk show host |
| Title | Miss New York 1975 Miss America 1976 |
| Predecessor | Shirley Cothran |
| Successor | Dorothy Benham |
| Spouse(s) | Miles Little
( m. 1977; div. 1981)Don Corsini
( m. 1986; div. 1999)Rick Welch
( m. 2000; died 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life and education
Godin was born in Portland, Maine. She was raised in Yonkers, New York and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3] She became involved with the Miss New York pageant to raise tuition for Skidmore College but dropped out after she became Miss America.[3] She later studied at the University of Southern California.[4]
Career
She was a reporter and anchor at KABC-TV[4] and co-hosted a number of shows such as "AM Los Angeles", "Eye on LA", "Hollywood Close-up" and "The Love Report."[4] After leaving KABC, she was an anchor with KCAL-TV and later with UPN/13 Nightly News in Los Angeles through 1999.[4] Little also appeared in a few films and television shows including Rocky II, T.J. Hooker, and Benson.
Personal life
She was a contestant on The $128,000 Question starring Mike Darow back in 1977 on the subject Shakespeare. On her final win, she won $8,000.
She changed her name to Little after marrying her first husband Miles Little, a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles (1977-1981).[3] After her divorce from Little, she married The Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider (1983-1986).[3] This marriage also ended in divorce.[5]
In 1986, Little married Don Corsini, general manager of KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, with whom she had two sons, Joseph John, "J.J.", (born 1987) and Chris (born 1989).[5] She and Corsini divorced in 1999. She then married Los Angeles-based lawyer Rick Welch, with whom she had one son, Cole. They remained married until Welch's death in October 2014.[6]
References
- Nir, Sarah Maslin (7 January 2015). "Crowns Amid Controversies" – via NYTimes.com.
- Vespa, Mary (March 22, 1976). "Miss America, Tawny Godin, Puts a Ring on Her Finger and Steps on Some Toes". People.
- "Dukes' Star John Schneider and Ex-Miss America Tawny Little Hazzard a Marriage". PEOPLE.com.
- Miss America 1976 Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
- "Richard Welch Obituary - Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.