Yungst was Miss New Jersey 1970 , representing the state in the Miss America 1971 pageant in Atlantic City . The Women 's Liberation Front demonstrated at the event . Yungst was not a finalist , however , losing to Miss Texas 1970 , Phyllis George . In August 1971 , Yungst traveled to Vietnam with George , Miss Nevada 1970 , Vicky Jo Todd , Miss New Jersey 1970 , Cheryl Browne , Miss Iowa 1970 , Karen Shields , Miss Arkansas 1970 , Donna Connelly , and Miss Texas 1970 ( George 's replacement ) , Belinda Myrick . They participated in a 22-day United Service Organizations tour for American troops there . The tour began in Saigon . Browne later commented that she thought " it was one of the last Miss America groups to go to Vietnam . " Yungst was a performer on stage and in films , television commercials and soap operas , appearing in '' Guiding Light '' and '' All My Children '' . She changed her name to Hela Young and became the New Jersey Lottery hostess in January 1977 on NJN drawing the nightly winning numbers . She left television in November 2001 due to illness
Miss America 1971
Miss America 1971
Hela Yungst