Joyce Anne Noel | |
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First Lady of Rhode Island | |
In office January 2, 1973 โ January 4, 1977 | |
Governor | Philip Noel |
Preceded by | Dorothy Licht |
Succeeded by | Margherite Garrahy |
Personal details | |
Born | Joyce Anne Sandberg November 28, 1932 Providence, Rhode Island |
Died | February 13, 2019 Estero, Florida | (aged 86)
Spouse | Philip Noel (1956โ2019; her death) |
Children | Five |
Joyce Anne Noel (November 28, 1932 โ February 13, 2019) was an American former beauty queen who served as the First Lady of Rhode Island from 1973 to 1977. Noel, then known by her maiden name of Joyce Sandberg, was crowned Miss Rhode Island in 1953 and Miss Rhode Island USA in 1954, becoming the only woman win both state pageants to date. She later served as Rhode Island's first lady during the tenure of her husband, former Governor Philip Noel.[1]