 She subsequently urged Marcy Tigner to study ventriloquism, which Tigner would use for her Little Marcy evangelistic work.Van Dyke continued in the spotlight for some years after having relinquished her crown.In 1966 she wrote a Christian-themed teen advice book called "That Girl in Your Mirror", in which she advised young women to become more beautiful by adopting "that inner sparkle that only Christ can give."