Jonna Fitzgerald

Miss Texas Jonna Fitzgerald at Houston Hobby Airport on December 10, 1985.

Jonna Fitzgerald is an American beauty pageant titleholder and musical entertainer. She was crowned Miss Texas 1985^[1] then Preliminary Talent Winner^[2] and 2nd Runner Up to Miss America 1986.^[3] In computer modelling that successfully predicted that Susan Akin would be named Miss America, Fitzgerald's odds were set at 22 to 1.^[4]

Fitzgerald was a featured entertainer for the 1985 Vice-Presidential Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., with Johnnie High's Country Music Revue. Through the years she has shared the stage with artists such as Janie Fricke, Jerry Clower, Frenchie Burke, Mason Dixon, Larry Gatlin, Shoji Tabuchi, Johnnie Gimble, and Charlie Daniels. The country music Revue Association named her “Instrumentalist of the Year” in 1989.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, Fitzgerald became a news anchor at KETK-TV in Tyler, Texas. She worked as an anchor and community relations director until 2005, when she was named district director for incoming congressman Louie Gohmert's district office.^[5]

References

1. "Former Miss Texas Seeks Ouster Of State Pageant Director". Bonham Daily Favorite. August 14, 1990.
2. "Suspense Building At Pageant". Deseret News. September 14, 1985.
3. "Miss Mississippi Is Miss America". Beaver County Times. Associated Press. September 15, 1985.
4. "Professor's computer picks Miss Mississippi". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, NC. Associated Press. September 10, 1985. p. 1D. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
5. "Fitzgerald Named District Director For Congressman Louie Gohmert". The Tyler Courier-Times--Telegraph. January 9, 2005. p. 5A. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tamara Hext	Miss Texas 1985	Succeeded by Stephany Samone