Earlier in the year , she had taken a break as a 21 - year - old junior at Arizona State University to become Miss Arizona .
Vonda Kay Van Dyke ( born May 19 , 1943 ) was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13 , 1964 .
Earlier in the year , Vonda Kay Van Dyke had taken a break as a 21 - year - old junior at Arizona State University to become Miss Arizona .
Vonda Kay Van Dyke ( born May 19 , 1943 ) was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13 , 1964 .