Marilyn Van Derbur

Former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur (Engl) gave a keynote address in April at Utah Valley University, part of an event hosted by “The Clothesline Project: Silent Voices,” a program for national violence awareness and prevention. Crowned Miss America in 1958, two years before graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Marilyn has been a motivational speaker focused on sexual abuse prevention and recovery. She is the author of a memoir about recovering from sexual abuse, Miss America By Day, and is the founder of the Survivor United Network.