The first woman to be crowned Miss America from the state of Mississippi died on Tuesday at the age of 77.
People.com noted that Mary Ann Mobley passed away at her home in Beverly Hills.
The former pageant winner and actress had Crohn's disease and was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2009.
Some of her acting credits include Girl Happy, Harum Scarum, Diff'rent Strokes, Falcon Crest, Fantasy Island and Love Boat. She was married to fellow actor Gary Collins, who died in 2012.
Mobley also became the first woman to ever be voted into the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame.
Upon hearing the news of her death, the reigning Miss America Kira Kazantsev, former pageant winner Heather French Henry and Mississippi native Lance Bass all took to social media with tributes and kind words.
Funeral services for Mobley will be held on Dec. 15. She is survived by two daughters Clancy Collins White and Melissa Collins; son Guy William Collins; sister Sandra Young and two grandsons, Garrett Collins and Gaston Collins.