biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2008) Elizabeth Gracen Elizabeth Gracen at Japan Expo 2010 Born Elizabeth Grace Ward April 3, 1961 (1961-04-03) (age 49) Years active 1987–present Elizabeth Ward Gracen is an American actress who won the title of Miss America in 1982. She was born Elizabeth Grace Ward but should not be confused with another Elizabeth Ward who worked as a television actress during the first half of the 1980s..