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# Elizabeth Ray

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Elizabeth Ray is an American former beauty queen who was the central figure in a much-publicized sex scandal in 1976 that ended the career of U.S. Rep. Wayne Hays (D-Ohio).

##  Quotes by Elizabeth Ray

> [I entered beauty pageants in much the same spirit most people enter politics - with high ideals and ambitions. Similarly, I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-ray/i-entered-beauty-pageants-in-much-the-same-spirit-most-people-enter/)

[Elizabeth Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-ray/)

[Adaptability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adaptability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/elizabeth-ray-85317_adaptability_i-entered-beauty-pageants-in-much-the-sa_519623.jpg)

> [Power ... was the coin of the Washington realm and, without it, you might as well file for bankruptcy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-ray/power-was-the-coin-of-the-washington-realm-and-without-it-you-might/)

[Elizabeth Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-ray/)

[Bankruptcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bankruptcy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/elizabeth-ray-85317_bankruptcy_power-was-the-coin-of-the-washington-rea_1295011.jpg)

> [I have always maintained that there is nothing wrong with nursery food now that we are grown up and can have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-ray/i-have-always-maintained-that-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-nursery/)

[Elizabeth Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-ray/)

[Cooking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooking/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/elizabeth-ray-85317_cooking_i-have-always-maintained-that-there-is-n_1693449.jpg)

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