Mary Ann Mobley, a former Miss America who went on to stage, film, and television fame died Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a statement from the University of Mississippi, her alma ...

Mary Ann Mobley, the 1959 Miss America who described herself as “a short girl with a face as round as a Moon Pie,” went on to become an actress, TV personality, and philanthropist.

In Los Angeles, “Miss Mary Ann” hosted the show in the 1960s and 1970s. “Miss Nancy,” the San Francisco Bay Area host from 1958 to 1969, died in 2011 at age 77.

In Los Angeles, “Miss Mary Ann” hosted the show in the 1960s and 1970s. “Miss Nancy,” the San Francisco Bay Area host from 1958 to 1969, died in 2011 at age 77.

Mary Ann Mobley, who stepped into the spotlight as the first Miss Mississippi to become Miss America and later hit the silver screen opposite Elvis Presley, has died. She was 77.

Miss America 1959, Mary Ann Mobley, of Brandon, Mississippi, is crowned by outgoing Miss America Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur at the annual Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 1958.

Oct. 1, 2005: Mary Ann Mobley, right, and husband Gary Collins, at the charity event Mississippi Rising, a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief (AP) ...

Mary Ann Mobley and Gary Collins in 1971. Mary Ann Mobley, Mississippi's first Miss America and a star on TV and in movies, died today in Beverly Hills. She was 75 and had been battling breast cancer.