Facts: - title: miss missouri 1989 miss america 1990 - successor: marjorie vincent - predecessor: gretchen carlson - birth date: 19 september 1965 - name: debbye turner - ethnicity: african american - occupation: veterinarian and talk show host - image: debbye turner headshot.png - birth place: honolulu , hawaii , united states - alma mater: arkansas state university university of missouri Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of debbye turner .
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debbye turner bell -lrb- born september 19 , 1965 in honolulu , hawaii -rrb- is an american tv anchor , veterinarian , talk show host , former beauty queen and winner of the 1990 miss america pageant three days before her 24th birthday .debbye turner , raised in jonesboro , arkansas , was first runner-up at the miss arkansas pageant , a state preliminary competition for the miss america program in 1988 .in the summer of 1989 , she won the miss missouri title and went on to win the 1990 miss america crown .turner was the third african-american national titleholder and the first , and only -lrb- as of july 1 , 2013 -rrb- miss missouri to be crowned miss america .turner earned a bachelor of science in agriculture degree from arkansas state university , and attended the university of missouri .turner also spent a couple of years honing her public service skills working for safeway stores .in 1991 , she received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the university of missouri college of veterinary medicine .she became a spokesperson for purina and pursued a career in veterinary medicine before going into television .turner 's first hosting job came at st. louis ' nbc affiliate ksdk , on a show called '' show me st. louis '' in 1995 .six years later , turner joined cbs news as a feature correspondent then became their '' resident veterinarian '' and a fill-in anchor .turner was also a fill-in anchor on the '' cbs morning news '' .turner left cbs in 2012 .she 's currently the host of arise america , on arise news .she has also appeared on animal planet 's '' cats 101 '' and '' dogs 101 '' series .turner is a singer , pianist , and skilled percussionist , evidenced by her marimba rendition of ' '' flight of the bumblebee '' ' in the talent portion of the 1990 miss america contest .she is a member of alpha kappa alpha sorority .debbye turner 's older sister , suzette turner , is married to houston megachurch pastor kirbyjon caldwell .