page_title: Heather Whitestone
hierarchical_section_title: Heather Whitestone
caption_attribution_description: Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995, signing autographs at a Miss America 2008 event.
context_page_description: Heather Leigh Whitestone is an American former beauty queen. She became Miss America 1995 on September 17, 1994. She was the first deaf Miss America. She lost most of her hearing about 18 months after birth.
context_section_description: Heather Leigh Whitestone (born February 24, 1973) is an American former beauty queen. She became Miss America 1995 on September 17, 1994. She was the first deaf Miss America. She lost most of her hearing about 18 months after birth.
caption: Heather Leigh Whitestone 2008
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