She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early s. She was the Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador for the Florida Citrus Commission from to From to , Bryant was an outspoken Christian opponent of gay rights in the United States. In , she ran the Save Our Children campaign to repeal a local ordinance in Miami-Dade County, Florida , that outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Supporters of gay rights condemned Bryant for her campaign. Assisted by prominent figures in music, film, and television, they retaliated by boycotting the orange juice that she promoted. Though this was a success for Bryant, it permanently damaged her public image, and her contract with the Florida Citrus Commission was terminated three years later.
This, as well as her later divorce from Bob Green, damaged her financially. Bryant never regained her former prominence and filed for bankruptcy twice. After her parents divorced, her father went into the U. Army and her mother went to work as a clerk for Tinker Air Force Base. She sang occasionally on radio and television, and was invited to audition when Arthur Godfrey 's talent show came to town, eventually winning the contest.
Bryant became Miss Oklahoma in , right after graduating from Tulsa's Will Rogers High School , and was second runner-up in the Miss America pageant held September 6, at age In , Bryant married Bob Green β , a Miami disc jockey, with whom she eventually raised four children.
Bryant released several albums on the Carlton and Columbia labels. Bryant also released several albums of religious music. She also had three hits that reached the Top 20 in the U.
