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The Great American Beauty Contest

The Great American Beauty Contest

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TV MovieDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

13 February 1973

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Peggy Lowery

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Ralph Dupree

JoAnna Cameron

JoAnna Cameron

Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett

Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson

Tracy Reed

Tracy Reed

Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker

Kathrine Baumann

Kathrine Baumann

Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson

Susan Damante

Susan Damante

Miss Maine, Angelique

Christopher Norris

Christopher Norris

Miss Utah

Patricia Barry

Patricia Barry

Kay Earnshaw

Brett Somers

Brett Somers

Miss Texas Chaperone

Ryan MacDonald

Ryan MacDonald

Elliot

Larry Wilcox

Larry Wilcox

Joe Bunch

Carol Veazie

Carol Veazie

Miss Ohio Chaperone

Myrna Fahey

Myrna Fahey

Miss Utah Chaperone

Barbara Dodd

Barbara Dodd

Miss New Jersey Chaperone

Julie Mannix

Julie Mannix

Shirley

Carol Bagdasarian

Carol Bagdasarian

Mary Lou

Mady Maguire

Mady Maguire

Lib Girl

Valerie Fitzgerald

Valerie Fitzgerald

Lib Girl

Barbi Benton

Barbi Benton

Miss Iowa

Susan Anton

Susan Anton

Betty Sue Allen - Last Year's Queen

Mario Machado

Mario Machado

TV Announcer

Vernon Scott

Vernon Scott

Newsman #1

Will Tusher

Will Tusher

Newsman #2

Morton Moss

Morton Moss

Male Judge #1

Joe Pilcher

Joe Pilcher

Male Judge #2

Joan Crosby

Joan Crosby

Female Judge #1

Norma Lee Browning

Norma Lee Browning

Female Judge #2

Charlie Douglas

Charlie Douglas

Miss Indiana (uncredited)

Bob Harks

Bob Harks

Photographer (uncredited)

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