Terry

"He Touched Me" that was the song presented by the beautiful girl from Wisconsin at the 1972 Miss America Pageant. For the first time in the show's history, the audience stood and cheered...and the singer, Terry Meeuwsen, won the Miss America crown. But Terry hasn't always felt like a winner. Talented and ambitious, she had become a night club singer by the time she was nineteen. With stars in her eyes, she was led into a life of alcohol, drugs, and broken relationships. Her career advanced, but inside she was empty, searching unsure of herself. Terry became a member of the New Christy Minstrels and toured the country smiling and singing-but behind the smile she was crying, Then, in a small Texas town, a Christian girl introduced her to Jesus Christ. But what could He do? Did Terry have the courage to change?" -- (p.4) of cover.