What is Bess Myerson's Net Worth?
Bess Myerson was an American model, actress, politician, and civil rights activist who had a net worth of $3 million. Bess Myerson was born in The Bronx, New York in July 1924 and passed away in December 2014. Myerson was Miss America in 1945 and at the time of her death she was the only Jewish Miss America. Myerson appeared frequently on television in the 1950s and 1960s. She became a regular on the celebrity quiz TV series I've Got a Secret from 1959 to 1967. Bess also appeared often on the TV series The Name's the Same and The Match Game.
As an actress she appeared in the 1959 film It Happened to Jane. Myerson co-hosted Candid Camera and appeared on the TV series The Jackie Gleason Show, The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, and Frasier. As a politician she was commission in the New York City government during two administrations and also had an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate from New York state in 1980. Her career became overshadowed by scandal known as the "Bess Mess" which forced her to resign her position although she was acquitted. Bess Myerson passed away on December 14, 2014 at the age of 90.
