Marilyn Van Derbur

Public Speaker, Former Miss America & Advocate for Victims of Sexual Abuse.

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Marilyn Van Derbur Biography

Marilyn Van Derbur was crowned Miss America while she was a student at the University of Colorado, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Van Derbur chose motivational speaking as her career and was later named “Outstanding Woman Speaker in America” after 30,000 questionnaires were sent to business and civic meeting planners asking whom they considered being the outstanding speaker. For 16 years, she was the only woman guest lecturer for General Motors.

Marilyn has received numerous awards and acknowledgments for her work, including being the first woman to be given the highest speaking award possible by the National Speakers Association and induction into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. With a desire to motivate teenagers as well as executives, Marilyn also became United Air Lines “Youth Speaker” and addressed 50 youth conferences each year.

During the course of her exceptional motivational speaking career Van Derbur has produced 24 films, two of which won national and international awards. One was shown on prime-time PBS and eight others have been shown in hundreds of classrooms. Marilyn is requested nationwide as a prominent convention keynote and motivational speaker, now speaking on the topic of sexual abuse prevention and recovery.

As a childhood incest survivor, she has devoted much of her adult life to raising national awareness and understanding of sexual abuse and its long-term effects. In 1989 her family funded an adult incest survivor program in Denver, and in 1993 she co-founded two national not-for-profit organizations dedicated to public education and strengthening laws protecting victims of sexual abuse. For her tireless work in the area of childhood sexual trauma awareness, Marilyn has received many awards and much recognition including, the “Exceptional Achievement in Public Service from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C.”. Since her story of incest became public, Marilyn has spoken in over 500 cities and answered tens of thousands of letters and emails from survivors looking to her for support.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/14/2024.

Marilyn Van Derbur Videos

  • Miss America By Day Documentary
    Marilyn Van Derbur Atler had a fairytale life. She appeared to have it all--from a prominent family, crowned Miss America, enjoyed a successful...
  • Marilyn Van Derbur Atler | Great Colorado Women
    Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, a former Miss America who is now an award-winning author, speaker, and champion for sexual abuse survivors, was one of the...
  • 2014 Interview with Marilyn VanDerbur (Long Version) - YouTube

Marilyn Van Derbur Books

  • Miss America by Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love
    Miss America by Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love

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Marilyn Van Derbur is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Marilyn Van Derbur for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Marilyn Van Derbur generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alicia Angel, Erika Gilchrist, Sabrina Osso, Robin Quivers and Carolyn S. Hennecy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Marilyn Van Derbur for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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