«Bess Myerson paved the way for countless women in New York and across the country, breaking down barriers and transcending government, politics, and pageantry by serving as not only the first Jewish Miss America, but the city's first commissioner of consumer affairs. (thebronxchronicle.com)
Appointed baseball's first commissioner in the wake of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, Landis was granted extraordinary power to «safeguard the interests of the national game of baseball.» (si.com)
Myerson, a historic figure in the Bronx, was named Miss America in 1945, served as New York City's first commissioner of consumer affairs, and later as an adviser to presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter. (thebronxchronicle.com)