Terry Meeuwsen
Terry Anne Meeuwsen Friedrich is an American television personality, co-host of the Christian Broadcasting Network 's 700 Club, author and singer.
Meeuwsen was the 1972 Miss Appleton, 1972 Miss Wisconsin and the winner of the Miss America pageant in 1973, taking both the talent and swimsuit competitions. She was the first Miss Wisconsin delegate to hold the Miss America title.
Life and career
At De Pere High School, Meeuwsen was selected homecoming queen, and was also a cheerleader for three years. After graduation, between 1969 and 1971, Meeuwsen performed and traveled with the singing group The New Christy Minstrels, but left the show to enter the Miss America pageant preliminary competitions.Following her reign as Miss America, Meeuwsen began television work at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee in 1978, co-hosting a daily morning news and feature program, "A New Day." She left the station in 1986.
Meeuwsen then accepted a position at The Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach, VA, as co-host of "USAM," a proposed news and features program, with veteran newsman Brian Christie joining her as co-host. With broadcast veterans Tom Mahoney, Scott Hatch and feature reporters Scott Ross and Ross Bagley, USAM offered personality programming with a faith perspective. The 30-minute daily morning show was sold to network affiliates for access via satellite as a lead-in to their popular morning network shows.
After appearing on The 700 Club several times in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a guest co-host, she became a permanent co-host in 1993, sitting daily beside CBN founder Pat Robertson. Since 2000, she has co-hosted the CBN show, Living the Life, with comedian Louise DuArt. Both shows air on FREEFORM. On September 12, 1995, Meeuwsen released the inspirational pop recording, Eyes of My Heart. She has also authored four books, including Christmas Memories, Near to the Heart Of God, Just Between Friends, and The God Adventure. Meeuwsen serves as director of Orphan's Promise, a part of CBN aimed at helping orphans and vulnerable children around the world through academic programs; life skills training; mentoring and career placement; food and clothing assistance; health care programs; housing; and orphan and adoption advocacy.