A glittering tiara. A bouquet of roses. Thunderous applause. Flashing lights from cameras taking photos. These are the things most of us think about, when we imagine what it’s like to be crowned as ...

Alabama’s Heather Whitestone McCallum certainly can answer that question, as the 1995 winner of Miss America. Whitestone McCallum, a Dothan native, made history in 1994, becoming the first deaf ...