
The Great American Beauty Contest
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
74 min
Release Date
1973-02-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Eleanor Parker
Peggy Lowery
Robert Cummings
Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Louis Jourdan
Ralph Dupree
JoAnna Cameron
Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell
Farrah Fawcett
Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson
Tracy Reed
Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker
Kathrine Baumann
Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson
Susan Damante
Miss Maine, Angelique
Christopher Norris
Miss Utah
Patricia Barry
Kay Earnshaw
Brett Somers
Miss Texas Chaperone
Ryan MacDonald
Elliot
Larry Wilcox
Joe Bunch
Carol Veazie
Miss Ohio Chaperone
Myrna Fahey
Miss Utah Chaperone
Barbara Dodd
Miss New Jersey Chaperone
Julie Mannix
Shirley
Carol Bagdasarian
Mary Lou
Mady Maguire
Lib Girl
Valerie Fitzgerald
Lib Girl
Barbi Benton
Miss Iowa
Susan Anton
Betty Sue Allen - Last Year's Queen
Mario Machado
TV Announcer
Vernon Scott
Newsman #1
Will Tusher
Newsman #2
Morton Moss
Male Judge #1
Joe Pilcher
Male Judge #2
Joan Crosby
Female Judge #1
Norma Lee Browning
Female Judge #2
Charlie Douglas
Miss Indiana (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Photographer (uncredited)
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