After winning the Miss America title Burke worked as a successful model. Despite opportunities in Hollywood, she chose to stay close to her family in Philadelphia.
Burke was married to Lawrence Kenney for 72 years and had four children (Missy, Wendy, Lawrence, and William) and was the grandmother of five boys and five girls.[3][4][5]
She died at the home of her daughter on December 2, 2017, at the age of 95.[6]
References
^"Miss America Says Sisters Prettiest". Evening Independent. 1940-09-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
^. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
frances, marie, burke, frances, marie, kenney, née, burke, 1922, december, 2017, american, beauty, pageant, contestant, winner, miss, america, 1940, born, 1922, 1922, philadelphia, pennsylvania, dieddecember, 2017, 2017, aged, titlemiss, philadelphia, 1940miss. Frances Marie Kenney nee Burke May 4 1922 December 2 2017 was an American beauty pageant contestant who was the winner of Miss America in 1940 Frances Marie BurkeBornFrances Marie Burke 1922 05 04 May 4 1922 1 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S A DiedDecember 2 2017 2017 12 02 aged 95 TitleMiss Philadelphia 1940Miss America 1940PredecessorPatricia DonnellySuccessorRosemary LaPlancheSpouseLawrence Kenney m 1945 wbr Children4Biography EditBurke from Philadelphia Pennsylvania was crowned Miss America at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on September 7 1940 She competed in the pageant as Miss Philadelphia 2 After winning the Miss America title Burke worked as a successful model Despite opportunities in Hollywood she chose to stay close to her family in Philadelphia Burke was married to Lawrence Kenney for 72 years and had four children Missy Wendy Lawrence and William and was the grandmother of five boys and five girls 3 4 5 She died at the home of her daughter on December 2 2017 at the age of 95 6 References Edit Miss America Says Sisters Prettiest Evening Independent 1940 09 09 p 1 Retrieved 2012 11 21 Miss America History 1940 s Decade in Review Archived from the original on 2006 09 23 Retrieved 2006 12 30 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 Miss America 1940 Archived from the original on 2012 03 05 Retrieved 2012 03 11 Miss America History 1939 Retrieved 2012 04 13 permanent dead link Frances Burke Kenney Obituary Preceded byPatricia Donnelly Miss America1940 Succeeded byRosemary LaPlanchePreceded byNancy Lee Miss Philadelphia1940 Succeeded byCarrie de Ludo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frances Marie Burke amp oldid 1107763133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
