Anita Bryant, the singsongy beauty queen who spun her folksy Oklahoma charm into a career hawking orange juice and campaigning against gay rights, died last month at 84. When the news broke on Thursday,

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died.

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights,

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... House and performed at the national conventions for both the Democrats and Republicans in 1968. She also became a highly visible commercial spokesperson ...

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... House and performed at the national conventions for both the Democrats and Republicans in 1968. She also became a highly visible commercial spokesperson ...

Anita Bryant, the singsongy beauty queen who spun ... including nearly half of Republicans, support. Bryant seemed like an artifact of a bygone era when casting gay men as salivating predators ...

NEW YORK — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... performed at the national conventions for both the Democrats and Republicans in 1968. She also became a highly visible commercial spokesperson ...

NEW YORK — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... performed at the national conventions for both the Democrats and Republicans in 1968. She also became a highly visible commercial spokesperson ...