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Delta Delta Delta is a collegiate social sorority located in North America. Following are some of its notable members.

Arts

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Name Chapter Notability References
Kara Medoff Barnett Alpha Omicron managing director of Lincoln Center International, executive director of American Ballet Theatre [1][2]
Cathy Guisewite Iota creator of the comic strip Cathy; Emmy Award winner [1][3]
Candace Whittemore Lovely Eta impressionist painter [4]

Beauty pageant contestants

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Name Chapter Notability References
Donna Axum Delta Iota Miss America 1964, television producer [5]
Brittany Dawn Brannon Gamma Rho Miss Arizona USA 2011, actress, model [4]
Leanza Cornett Beta Gamma Miss America 1993, television host [5]
Darynne Dahlem Delta Iota Miss Arkansas 2019 [6]
Julie Hayek Theta Pi Miss California USA 1983, Miss USA 1983, actress, model [5]
Lynn Herring Delta Omega Miss Virginia 1977, actress in General Hospital [7]
Crystal Lee Omega Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014, in-arena host for Golden State Warriors [8]
Jaclyn Stapp Alpha Delta Miss New York USA 2004, Mrs. Florida America 2008, model [9]
Ashley Thompson Theta Gamma Miss Oklahoma 2018 [10]
Shawn Weatherly Beta Theta Miss Universe 1980, actress [5]
Tyler Willis Phi Eta Miss Texas USA 2005 [4]
Melissa Witek Alpha Psi Miss Florida USA 2005 [11][1]

Business and education

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Name Chapter Notability References
Sara Blakely Alpha Eta founder of Spanx [12]
Angela Braly Phi Eta president and chief executive officer of WellPoint (now Anthem) [1]
Maureen Kempston Darkes Canada Alpha lawyer; vice president General Motors Group; president GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East [1]
Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne Psi venture capitalist; CEO of Wocstar Capital; co-founder of the Wocstar Fund [2]

Education

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Name Chapter Notability References
Madeleine Wing Adler Upsilon first female president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania [1]
Betsy Boze Theta Kappa president of The College of The Bahamas [13]
Winifred B. Chase Iota botanist, professor of botany, and dean of women at what is now Wayne State University [14]
Laura Kuykendall Theta Epsilon College professor, dean of women at Southwestern University [15]
Ida Shaw Martin Alpha founded Delta Delta Delta sorority [16]
Bessie Leach Priddy Gamma College professor, dean of women at the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) and the University of Missouri, National Delta Delta Delta historian, published A Detailed Record of Delta Delta Delta, 1888-1907, elected Delta Delta Delta National President in 1931 [17]
Ivy Kellerman Reed Nu linguist and author of materials in Esperanto [18]
Lynn Yeakel Alpha Xi director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership [1]

Entertainment

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Name Chapter Notability References
Elizabeth Banks Psi actress [19]
Lee Phillip Bell Upsilon talk show host [4]
Jodi Benson Delta Epsilon actress [1]
Shannon Beveridge Theta Gamma actress, YouTube personality, LGBT advocate [20]
Dixie Carter Delta Sigma actress [21]
Kellie Coffey Theta Gamma country music singer [1]
Mary Crosby Theta Zeta actress, Dallas [1]
Annamary Dickey Delta Epsilon soprano and actress [1]
Farrah Fawcett Theta Zeta actress [22]
Joanna Garcia Alpha Eta actress [23]
Cynthia Geary Chi Emmy-nominated actress [4]
Leeza Gibbons Alpha Lambda actress, talk show host, Emmy Award winner [3][24]
Lynn Herring Delta Omega actress in General Hospital, Miss Virginia 1977 [7]
Crystal Lee Omega in-arena host for Golden State Warriors, Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014 [8]
Natalia Livingston Alpha Omega Emmy Award-winning actress, General Hospital [3]
Amanda Schull Delta Omicron actress, Center Stage, One Tree Hill [1]
Molly Sims Delta Gamma actress, model [24]
Sylvia Stahlman Delta Gamma soprano, opera singer [1]
Savitree Suttichanond Beta Upsilon singer on TrueVisions's Academy Fantasia [1]

Journalism and news

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Name Chapter Notability References
Kiran Chetry Alpha Pi news anchor for CNN and Fox News [1]
Katie Couric Beta Sigma Emmy Award winning news anchor, CBS Evening News [3]
Catherine Crier Theta Zeta Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and former Texas State District Judge [3]
Hoda Kotb Beta Nu Emmy Award-winning news anchor for NBC News' morning show Today and correspondent for Dateline NBC [3]
Vinita Nair Upsilon news anchor [1]
Deborah Norville Alpha Rho Emmy Award winner, news anchor of Inside Edition, author [3]
Kathy Orr Omicron meteorologist [25]
Janet Shamlian Delta Xi NBC news correspondent [26]
Sally Stapleton Delta Xi photojournalist [1]

Law

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Name Chapter Nobility References
Annette Abbott Adams Alpha Mu lawyer, judge, first woman to be the Assistant Attorney General in the United States [1]
Pam Bondi Alpha Psi Attorney General, State of Florida [27]
Bobbe Bridge Theta Alpha former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court [1]
Rita Garman Delta Pi justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois [1]
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Alpha Chi judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida [1]

Literature

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Name Chapter Notability References
Joan Didion Pi author, recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction [28][29]
Sara Haardt Xi author and professor of English literature [1]
Kristin Hannah Theta Alpha novelist [1]
Doris Kearns Goodwin Alpha Upsilon Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian [1]
Evelyn Sibley Lampman Theta Mu writer of children's and young adult fiction [1]
Jill Marie Landis Phi Kappa novelist [1]
Anne Rivers Siddons Phi Theta novelist [30]

Military and aviation

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Name Chapter Notability References
Terry Gabreski Delta Omega U.S. Air Force Lt. general; Vice Commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base [1]
Betty Gillies Psi first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron [1]
Louise Thaden Delta Iota aviation pioneer; first woman to win the Bendix trophy [1]
Nora W. Tyson Delta Gamma United States Navy vice admiral [1]

Politics and public service

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Name Chapter Notability References
Lisa Boscola Gamma Beta Pennsylvania State Senate [31]
Debra Bowen Phi Gamma Secretary of State of California [32]
Nellie A. Brown Iota botanist, scientific investigator in Plant Pathology at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry [1]
Kathy Castor Alpha Omega Congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district [1]
Nellie Connally Theta Zeta former First Lady of Texas [1]
Elizabeth Dole Alpha Omicron U.S. Senator from North Carolina, former United States Secretary of Transportation [33]
Carol Boyd Hallett Theta Delta California State Assembly. U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service [1][2]
Helen Froelich Holt Upsilon former Secretary of State of West Virginia [34]
Adele Khoury Graham Alpha Psi former teacher and First Lady of Florida [4]
Katherine F. Lenroot Mu chief of the United States Children's Bureau, feminist [1]
Michelle Lujan-Grisham Phi Delta Governor of New Mexico [35]
Mary Martha Presley Merritt Delta Rho member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and president of the West Virginia Board of Education [36]
Kelley Paul Delta Psi political consultant, writer, wife of Rand Paul [37]
Dina Powell Theta Theta U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy [38]
Presley Merritt Wagoner Alpha Epsilon 40th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution [39]

Sports

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Names Chapter Notability References
Anne Abernathy Theta Zeta Olympic athlete in luge and archery [1]
Faye Biles Alpha Omicron head coach of field hockey and lacrosse teams, Kent State University [1]
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross-country ski racer [32]
Meryl Davis Iota gold medalist ice dancer, 2014 Winter Olympics [1]
Marianna Davis Omega Paralympic cyclist, alpine skier, member of the Idaho House of Representatives [1][24]
Annika Dries Omega gold medalist in water polo, 2012 Summer Olympics [1][24]
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Gamma Gamma cross country skier, 2014 Winter Olympics [32]
Abby Johnston Alpha Omicron silver medalist in synchronized diving, 2012 Summer Olympics [24]
Mariya Koroleva Omega 2012 USA Olympic synchronized swimming duet team [1][24]
Paige Railey Beta Alpha competitive sailor, Olympian [24]

See also

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References

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  26. ^ "Janet Shamlian". University of Missouri School of Journalism. 2023.
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  30. ^ Schudel, Matt (September 12, 2019). "Anne Rivers Siddons, best-selling novelist of the modern South, dies at 83". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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  35. ^ Becque, Fran. "State Governors Who Have Been Sorority". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
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