Growing up in Panama City, Nadine Smith remembers watching Anita Bryant on television "almost daily," using her sing-songy voice to sell Florida orange juice. She also remembers when the former pageant queen and singer's messaging took a sharp pivot.

Along with Orville Redenbacher, Marie Osmond, Phyllis Diller and Chubby Checker, Anita Bryant ranked as one of my first public figure interviews as a young reporter.

Anita Bryant was the spokesperson for Florida citrus until "controversial political stands," especially LGBTQ issues ended the contract.

Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer, beauty queen, and Florida Orange Juice pitchwoman who morphed into a polarizing figure after crusading against gay rights in the 1970s, has died. She was 84.

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

She was blacklisted and got a raw deal, but like her or not, she stuck to her convictions,” Anthony Verdugo, founder and executive director of the Christian Family Coalition.

"Paper Roses" singer Anita Bryant was largely known for her conservative beliefs and as the spokesperson for Florida oranges in the early '70s.

By some measures, Anita Bryant almost lost everything. The singer and former beauty queen enjoyed a high-profile entertainment career and a lucrative stint as the spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission until the late 1970s,

Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement posted by her family to news site The Oklahoman on Thursday. The family did not list a cause of death.

The former Miss Oklahoma had been known as a booster of Florida orange juice, but her career took a turn after a campaign to repeal an LGBTQ ordinance Florida’s Miami-Dade County in the late

A former Miss Oklahoma, Anita Bryant became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights.

Anita Bryant, a Grammy-nominated singer and former beauty queen ... Bryant again achieved national prominence in the 1970s, serving as the TV spokesperson for Florida orange juice and for Coca-Cola. Bryant was perhaps most well-known for her advocacy ...