Tawny Little (née Godin; born September 15, 1956), Miss America 1976 and Miss New York 1975, is an American beauty pageant winner and retired television personality.
Early life and education
Godin was born in Portland, Maine. She was raised in Yonkers, New York and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
[ She became involved with the Miss New York pageant to raise tuition for Skidmore College but dropped out after she became Miss America.][ She later studied at the University of Southern California.][ Miss America 1976 ]
Career
Little was a reporter and anchor with three Los Angeles television stations beginning in 1977 with KABC-TV.[ At KABC-TV, she served as a reporter, Eyewitness News anchor and co-host with a number of shows such as AM Los Angeles, Eye on LA, Hollywood Close-up and The Love Report.][ After leaving KABC in 1992, Little joined KCAL-TV as a news anchor for Prime 9 News.][McDougal, Dennis (1992-03-14). Tawny Little Will Be Reteamed With Jerry Dunphy on KCAL Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-09-20.] Later, from 1995 to 1999, she became a co-anchor with KCOP-TV's UPN News 13.[Variety Staff (1999-11-30). Little ankles KCOP post Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-20.][ She also appeared in some films and television shows including Rocky II, T.J. Hooker, Hart to Hart and Benson.
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Personal life
She was a contestant on The $128,000 Question starring Mike Darow back in 1977 on the subject Shakespeare. On her final win, she won $8,000.
She changed her name to Little after marrying her first husband Miles Little, a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles (1977–1981).[ This marriage also ended in divorce.]
In 1986, Little married Don Corsini, general manager of KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, with whom she had two sons, Joseph John, "J.J.", (born 1987) and Chris (born 1989).
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