Donna Axum
| Donna Idelle Axum | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 3, 1942 El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.A. |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| Occupation | University instructor, author, TV executive producer, TV hostess, professional speaker, civic leader |
| Title | Miss America 1964 |
| Predecessor | Jacquelyn Mayer |
| Successor | Vonda Kay Van Dyke |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Alan Buckley Gus Franklin Mutscher J. Bryan Whitworth |
Donna Idelle Axum (born January 3, 1942, in El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss America in 1964.
Axum from El Dorado, Arkansas, now lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the boards of the National Committee for the Performing Arts of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Fort Worth Symphony, the Van Cliburn Foundation, named for the late pianist formerly from Shreveport, Louisiana, and the Texas Christian University College of Fine Arts Board of Visitors.
Axum first married Michael Alan Buckley and had one child, Lisa. She divorced Buckley and married Gus Franklin Mutscher who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972 and later as the Washington County judge. The pair divorced.
Axum has held many titles since serving as Miss America: university instructor, author, television executive producer and TV hostess, professional speaker and civic leader. Her Miss America scholarship was used to complete her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in Speech/Drama, Television and Film. While there, she was a member of the Delta Iota Chapter of Delta Delta Delta. In 1988, Axum was named a Distinguished Alumnus of UA and serves on its National Development Council. She also served on the steering committee of a seven-year capital campaign that raised more than $1.046 billion for the university.
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