Bess Myerson Autographs
Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 – December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Miss America who was Jewish. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a heroine to parts of the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther".
Myerson made frequent television appearances during the 1950s and 1960s. She was a commissioner in the New York City government, served on presidential commissions from the 1960s through the 1980s, and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Her career in public service ended in the late 1980s when she was indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. She was acquitted after a highly publicized trial.
Myerson was born in the Bronx, New York, to Louis Myerson and Bella (née Podell), who were Jewish immigrants from Russia. Myerson's father worked as a housepainter, handyman and carpenter. After Myerson's birth, the family moved from the South Bronx to Shalom Aleichem Houses, a cooperative apartment complex in the northern Bronx. She had three siblings: a younger sister, Helen; an elder sister, Sylvia; and a brother, Joseph, who died at age 3, before Myerson was born.
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Traded items with a signature of Bess Myerson
The most expensive item with a signature of Bess Myerson (Bess Myerson Signed Post Card 1964 Miss America 1945 Politician / Actress) was sold in March 2025 for $150.00 while the cheapest item (BESS MYERSON 1924-2014 Miss America 1945/Actress/NY Polit. Inscribed Signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $22.74 for an autographed item of Bess Myerson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.50 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from Bess Myerson is worth $10.32.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bess Myerson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bess Myerson - Miss America - Actress - 3x5 Card - Signed Autograph | $20.50 |  |
| Bess Myerson - Miss America - Actress - 3x5 Card - Signed Autograph | $20.50 | |
| Bess Myerson - Miss America - Actress - 3x5 Card - Signed | Autograph | $24.98 | |
| Bess Myerson - Miss America - Actress - 3x5 Card - Signed | Autograph | $24.98 | |
| BESS MYERSON 1973 Signed Index Card Jewish Miss America Guaranteed Authentic KOA | $55.00 | |
| BESS MYERSON 1973 Signed Index Card Jewish Miss America Guaranteed Authentic KOA | $55.00 | |
| Bess Myerson Autographed Signed 8 1/2 X 11 Paper Miss America '45 | $7.36 | |
| Bess Myerson Autographed Signed 8 1/2 X 11 Paper Miss America '45 | $7.36 | |
| BESS MYERSON Hand Signed Autograph 8x10 B&W Photo 1945 MISS AMERICA | $15.00 | |
| Bess Myerson Photo Headshot 5x7 1950’s Actress Miss America Jewish Hand Signed | $14.49 | |
| Bess Myerson Photo Headshot 5x7 1950’s Actress Miss America Jewish Hand Signed | $14.49 | |
| Bess Myerson secretarial Signed vintage 5x7" Photograph (Jewish Miss America) | $37.00 | |
| Bess Myerson secretarial Signed vintage 5x7" Photograph (Jewish Miss America) | $37.00 | |
| Bess Myerson Signed Post Card 1964 Miss America 1945 Politician / Actress | $150.00 | |
| Bess Myerson Signed Post Card 1964 Miss America 1945 Politician / Actress | $150.00 | |
