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The Great American Beauty Contest

NR

1973

74 minutes

TV MovieDrama

Overview

The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of the five finalists.

Top Cast

Eleanor Parker headshot

Eleanor Parker

Peggy Lowery

Robert Cummings headshot

Robert Cummings

Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

Louis Jourdan headshot

Louis Jourdan

Ralph Dupree

JoAnna Cameron headshot

JoAnna Cameron

Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell

Farrah Fawcett headshot

Farrah Fawcett

Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson

Tracy Reed headshot

Tracy Reed

Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker

Kathrine Baumann headshot

Kathrine Baumann

Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson

Susan Damante headshot

Susan Damante

Miss Maine, Angelique

Christopher Norris headshot

Christopher Norris

Miss Utah

Patricia Barry headshot

Patricia Barry

Kay Earnshaw

Brett Somers headshot

Brett Somers

Miss Texas Chaperone

Ryan MacDonald headshot

Ryan MacDonald

Elliot

Larry Wilcox headshot

Larry Wilcox

Joe Bunch

Carol Veazie headshot

Carol Veazie

Miss Ohio Chaperone

Myrna Fahey headshot

Myrna Fahey

Miss Utah Chaperone

Barbara Dodd headshot

Barbara Dodd

Miss New Jersey Chaperone

Julie Mannix headshot

Julie Mannix

Shirley

Carol Bagdasarian headshot

Carol Bagdasarian

Mary Lou

Mady Maguire headshot

Mady Maguire

Lib Girl

Valerie Fitzgerald headshot

Valerie Fitzgerald

Lib Girl

Barbi Benton headshot

Barbi Benton

Miss Iowa

Susan Anton headshot

Susan Anton

Betty Sue Allen - Last Year's Queen

Mario Machado headshot

Mario Machado

TV Announcer

Vernon Scott headshot

Vernon Scott

Newsman #1

Will Tusher headshot

Will Tusher

Newsman #2

Morton Moss headshot

Morton Moss

Male Judge #1

Joe Pilcher headshot

Joe Pilcher

Male Judge #2

Joan Crosby headshot

Joan Crosby

Female Judge #1

Norma Lee Browning headshot

Norma Lee Browning

Female Judge #2

Charlie Douglas headshot

Charlie Douglas

Miss Indiana (uncredited)

Bob Harks headshot

Bob Harks

Photographer (uncredited)