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  Delta Burke
Delta Burke Design is, in many respects, a way of saying thank you to the countless women who cheered the actress on while she underwent a very public struggle to accept her own "real size." That's why her designs are accompanied by her personal written pledge.
Burke created the council when she launched her fashions three years ago because she was new to the clothing business and wanted to hear comments directly from her clientele.
Burke's first starring role in a series came in 1985, on HBO's First and Ten, in which she played a young widow whose inheritance was a professional football team.
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 Delta Burke Photos - Delta Burke News - Delta Burke Information
Born in Orlando, Florida, Delta Burke is the eldest of three.
Delta was fired from Designing Women because she gained weight and therefore did not fit the role of the vain Suzanne.
Delta is a funny and a serios actor that is real.This I like to see in people.True to herself.Depression seems to run in her family.Heavy people exist thanks to Delta on screen and off.Thank you Delta for your courage to be you and not the studio version.
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Known around the world as an accomplished actress and producer, Delta Burke is a role model and American beauty inside and out.
Burke starred on the Emmy-award winning CBS series "Designing Women." During the 5-year show, Burke went through a much publicized weight gain that became the subject of conversation across the country.
Burke travels extensively to meet with and provide inspiration to her admirers, helping to make their dreams come true.
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  Delta Burke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956 in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress.
Burke attended Colonial High School in Orlando, where she was voted "Most Likely to Succeed." [1] After graduation, she won the Miss Florida title for 1974.
Burke was paired with Miss Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the Miss America pageant in 1974, and won a talent scholarship allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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 Delta (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delta was a U.S television sitcom series produced by ABC starring Delta Burke.
Burke plays a woman who leaves her life behind to pursue her dream as a country music singer.
Burke, most popular for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the popular CBS sitcom Designing Women, reportedly utilized her own singing talents for the role of Bishop, and dyed her familiar brunette hair blonde to play the role.
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 Delta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delta (letter), the letter Δ or δ in the Greek alphabet, also used as a mathematical symbol.
River delta, a triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
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 Delta's Book--Delta Style
While pageants gave Burke a start, it was TV that made her a household name, most particularly as the irrepressibly self-absorbed Suzanne Sugarbaker on Designing Women.
Burke points out that a double standard exists in the entertainment industry: "I went from being Barbie on a pedestal to a sexless, unattractive nonentity...
Burke's fans and anyone who has struggled with weight and attendant self-esteem issues will likely welcome the story of a once slender, still beautiful woman who, rather than conform to an impossible (and possibly unhealthy) standard of body size, has chosen to celebrate what she is rather than to lament what she is not.
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 The State News - Actress speaks on body image - Friday, April 23, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Actress Delta Burke speaks to Olin Health Center Advocates on Thursday at the Kellogg Center about her publicized weight gain during her five seasons on the television show, “Designing Women.”; Burke also spoke at Kaleidoscope, an annual program geared toward women, also held yesterday at the Kellogg Center.
Delta Burke always knew she wanted to be a star.
Burke was the keynote speaker for the MSU Alumni Association’s 25th annual Kaleidoscope, a day-long program geared toward women.
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 Delta Burke: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
She is a designer and manager of the clothing company Delta Burke Design in New York City New York City quick summary:
Delta is married to actor Gerald McRaney[For more, click on this link].
Delta went on to star in her own television show, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/delta_burke.htm   (1183 words)

  
 Delta Burke breaks ankle before show - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Delta Burke took the old break-a-leg adage to heart.
Burke fell from a riser Sunday during a rehearsal for the show that had been scheduled to open Wednesday.
Burke plans to wear her cast on stage.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/03/29/delta_burke_breaks_ankle_before_show   (154 words)

  
 Designing Women Tribute - Delta Burke
Born in Orlando, Florida, Delta Burke is the eldest of three.
It took Delta time --- and therapy --- to realize she liked herself better as a size 16 than as a "starved" size 6.
Delta's autobiographical book, Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I, explains how she dealt with a lot of problems, including sexual abuse as a child and her very public battle with her weight.
www.designingwomenonline.com /Bios/Delta.html   (592 words)

  
 Delta Burke - AskTheBrain.com
Kathy Najimy, Delta Burke and Elisa Donovan, shown left to right, share their experiences and opinions about the pressure to be thin in Hollywood.
This includes when he tries to hear what two of his most perky assistants (Valerie Perrine and Delta Burke) are thinking, and he realizes why they agree to everything he says; they don't have a single thought in their heads.
When Delta Burke competed at the Miss America Pageant as Miss Florida in 1974, she told reporters that she'd been named after her mother's "goofy" cat, Delta, who liked to chase dogs and swim in the ocean.
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 Delta Burke Information
Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30 1956 in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress.
Burke attended Colonial High School in Orlando, where she was voted "Most Likely to Succeed." [1] After graduation, she won the Miss Florida title for 1974.
Burke was paired with Miss Georgia, Gail Nelson, in the Miss America pageant in 1974, and won a talent scholarship allowing her to attend a two-year study program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
www.bookrags.com /Delta_Burke   (385 words)

  
 For fans of DELTA BURKE! - From 2002
Burke, I want to know what message you would like to tells girls about their bodies, and also, I think you are so beautiful.
Delta Burke says: I never lived in Atlanta, and none of the filming took place there, it was all in L.A. But my early remembrances of Atlanta are visiting an aunt when I was a little girl.
Delta Burke says: This book was actually published in 97, it was called Delta Style, Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I. I had been working on another book about depression which was to be entitled, Everyone's Crazy, I Just Got Caught.
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 Blockbuster Online - Person Detail Information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In terms of public recognition, the unabashedly voluptuous, raven-haired American actress Delta Burke will ere be tied to her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker, one of the two main proprietors of the Sugarbakers interior design firm, on the blockbuster CBS sitcom Designing Women (a role she carried from 1986-1991).
When she finally returned to the United States, Burke was literally unrecognizable - gone was the gentle, sweet and unassuming pageant queen of years prior, replaced by a highly private, guarded adult woman disguised by an "enormous floppy hat," dressed completely in fl, and brandishing a sword encased in a walking stick.
Not one to be daunted, the actress attempted to rebound with a 1992 ABC sitcom, Delta, that cast her as an overweight country singer striving for elusive stardom.
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 Delta Burke joins Southern Baptist Sissies
Delta is a brilliant actress and an absolute dream to work with.
Burke will tackle three roles in the production, playing the mothers to sons who are each coming to terms with and questioning their faith and sexuality.
Delta Burke is reported to have been cast in the...
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 WWD.com
Burke and her firm have been working on the concept for the past 18 months, conducting research and drafting preliminary sketches.
Burke, best known for her role in the popular television show "Designing Women," was candid about her lack of experience in the apparel industry during an interview after the appearance.
What Burke lacks in experience she has tried to make up by surrounding herself with a team of industry veterans, including Ross Klein, senior vice president and creative director, who most recently was with Bonjour jeans,.
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 Lifetimetv.com: Community - Chats - Delta Burke
Delta I think that your just fantastic and you've been a great inspiration in my life and I loved you on Designing Women I'm only 15 but I was wondering do you still keep in touch with your former DW Cast members!
Delta Burke says: We never really played jokes on each other but we were great fans of each other and would encourage each other to try to upstage the other.
Delta Burke says: Probably my all time favorite is one where I have the foster child.
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 Delta Burke Clothing :: Online Catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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 Gay southern comfort from Delta Burke | Exclusive | Advocate.com
Burke’s character was strong, southern, and sassy, so that gays love her should come as no surprise.
In her current role Burke plays three different mothers who each deal with having a gay son.
The Human Rights Campaign recently awarded Burke the prestigious Equality Award for the work she has done in promoting the ideals of acceptance and understanding.
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 Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait
Delta Burke went from a very shy youngster to a household name as the persnickety Suzanne Sugarbaker on the hit TV show "Designing Women." Along the way, she overcame a lifelong battle with eating disorders to become a proud plus-size designer and model, inspiring women everywhere to accept their bodies just the way they are.
Her mother and grandmother — Burke calls them the two most influential people in her life — encouraged her love of playing dress-up and make-believe, and enrolled her in modeling school to boost the shy girl's confidence.
Burke didn't place in the Miss America contest, but her performance in the talent competition landed her a scholarship to a drama school in London.
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 Delta Burke Swimwear :: Online Catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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 Classic Bookshop - Book Review - Delta Style by Delta Burke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Being a fan of Delta Burke since she was on Designing Women, when my St.
Delta is as charming in person as her TV image.
We learn in Delta's book of her struggles with her weight and how she has learned to deal with this in her life.
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 Delta Burke News - Topix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Delta Burke, TV's beloved Suzanne Sugarbaker on "Designing Women," revisits her de facto stomping grounds at 10 a.m.
Actress and diabetic Delta Burke, perhaps best known for her role as straight-talking Suzanne Sugarbaker on the TV show "Designing Women", says now she wants to so some straight-talking on diabetes management.
In the premiere of "The Wedding Bells," Missi Pyle, left, stars as a difficult, spoiled bride, and Delta Burke is her headstrong mother.
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 Amazon.com: Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I: Books: Delta Burke,Alexis Lipsitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Burke was not born to blend in, even before her weight became an issue of national interest during her seasons playing the role of Suzanne Sugarbaker on the television comedy, Designing Women.
Delta Burke has been a favorite of mine since I saw her on the HBO series 1st and 10.
Delta taught me to be myself and love myself for whom I am not how much I weigh.
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