Runner-up 2

Evelyn Falco, the one-time beauty queen runner-up, never forgot how to make an entrance. Years of gliding on runways had taught her that much. And years of small-talk, the specialty of every Congressional wife, made her secure in her role as glad-hander, always knowing the perfect line to utter from the stable of perfect lines.

By David Futch

April 7, 2008