Dorothy Anstett was the second wife of Bill Russell.
Dorothy Catherine Anstett born June 28, 1947, is an American pageant titleholder who held the Miss USA 1968 title.
She is one of nine children of an aircraft plant worker.
Dorothy Anstett graduated from the University of Washington with an English major.
The Kirkland native competed in the Miss Washington pageant in July 1967 and placed first runner-up.
In April of the following year, she won the Miss Washington USA 1968 crown title.
Dorothy Anstett won the Miss USA 1968 title on May 18, 1968, and represented the United States at Miss Universe 1968 in July, where she placed fourth runner-up.
Dorothy Anstett and legendary basketball player Bill Russell married in 1977.
However, the pair divorced in 1980.
Bill Russell was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969.
Bill Russell died peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at age 88.