Anita Jane Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024) was an American singer and a Christian activist against gay rights in the United States. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s.

Jan 11, 2025 · Anita Bryant Dry—former Miss Oklahoma, three-time Grammy-nominated singer, Christian author, recipient of the USO Silver Medallion for Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Leadership Gold Medallion, and Al Jolson Gold Medallion—died at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Monday, December 16, 2024, surrounded by her family and friends.

Jan 9, 2025 · Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and pop singer of the 1960s whose career led her to become a spokesperson for Florida oranges in the early ’70s and an evangelical crusader against gay...

Jan 13, 2025 · NEW YORK (AP) — 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, has died. She was 84.

Jan 10, 2025 · Anita Bryant has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec. 16, 2024, at her Oklahoma home, surrounded by family and friends.

Jan 9, 2025 · Anita Bryant, the singer and former beauty queen who had a flourishing music career in the 1960s and ’70 but whose opposition to gay rights — she called homosexuality “an abomination” —...

Jan 9, 2025 · Anita Bryant — a multi-Grammy nominated singer, beauty queen and Florida Orange Juice pitchwoman who died on Dec. 16 — was a force in South Florida for decades. Bryant passed away at her home...

Jan 10, 2025 · Anita Bryant, a singer and former beauty queen who had a robust and flourishing music career, including hit songs like “Paper Roses,” in the 1960s and ’70s, but whose opposition to gay rights —...

Jan 9, 2025 · Anita Bryant, the pop singer and orange juice pitchwoman who saw her popularity plummet as she railed against gay rights, has died. She was 84.

Jan 10, 2025 · ASSOCIATED PRESS — 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. She was 84.