The Rev. Nicole Lamarche, after some initial skepticism from the congregation, has won over the parishioners of Cotuit Federated Church. Her past as a beauty pageant contestant caused quite a stir when she took over as pastor two years ago.
(Globe Staff Photo / John Bohn)
From swimsuit competition glamour to parish pulpit clamor
Beauty queen is now a pastor
The Rev. Nicole Lamarche, after some initial skepticism from the congregation, has won over the parishioners of Cotuit Federated Church. Her past as a beauty pageant contestant caused quite a stir when she took over as pastor two years ago.
(Globe Staff Photo / John Bohn)
COTUIT - On a recent Sunday morning, 30-year-old Nicole Lamarche, a former Miss California, stood before a crowd in a simple clapboard church next to a local watering hole. She wore high-heeled boots, her thin figure draped in a black robe. (Full article: 952 words)
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