2010 Notable Deaths: October
LEONA GAGE, Apr. 8, 1939 - Oct. 5, 2010: Long before Vanessa Williams was forced to give up her Miss America crown, Leona Gage (center) dominated headlines as Miss USA for a day. Gage was stripped of the 1957 title when it was discovered that she was 18, married and the mother of two children. AP
