Tawny Little
| Tawny Little | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tawny Elaine Godin September 15, 1956 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Anchorwoman; talk show host |
| Title |
Miss America 1976 Miss New York 1975 |
| Predecessor | Shirley Cothran |
| Successor | Dorothy Benham |
Tawny Little (née Godin; born September 15, 1956), Miss America 1976 and Miss New York 1975,[1] is an American television personality.
Life and career
Godin was born in Portland, Maine. She was raised in New York and Toronto.[2] She became involved with the Miss New York pageant to raise tuition for Skidmore College but dropped out after she became Miss America.[2] She later studied at the University of Southern California.[3] She was a reporter and anchor at KABC-TV[3] and co-hosted a number of shows such as "AM Los Angeles", "Eye on LA", "Hollywood Close-up" and "The Love Report."[3]After leaving KABC, she was an anchor with kCAL-TV and later with UPN/13 Nightly News in Los Angeles through 2013.[3] Little also appeared in a few films and television shows including Rocky II, T.J. Hooker, and Benson.[4]
She changed her name to Little after marrying her first husband Miles Little, a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles (1977-1981).[2][4] After her divorce from Little, she married The Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider (1983-1986).[2][4] This marriage also ended in divorce. Little then married Don Corsini, General Manager of KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, with whom she had two children.[4] She and Corsini also divorced. Little next married Los Angeles-based lawyer Rick Welch, with whom she had one son, until Welch's passing in October, 2014.[5]
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| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Shirley Cothran |
Miss America 1976 |
Succeeded by Dorothy Benham |
| Preceded by Kris Krull |
Miss New York 1975 |
Succeeded by Mary Hinterberger |