
The Great American Beauty Contest
TV Movie · Drama
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
Eleanor Parker
Peggy Lowery
Eleanor Parker
Peggy Lowery


Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Robert Cummings
Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)


Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan
Ralph Dupree
Louis Jourdan
Ralph Dupree


JoAnna Cameron
JoAnna Cameron
Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell
JoAnna Cameron
Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell


Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson
Farrah Fawcett
Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson


Tracy Reed
Tracy Reed
Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker
Tracy Reed
Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker


Kathrine Baumann
Kathrine Baumann
Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson
Kathrine Baumann
Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson


Susan Damante
Susan Damante
Miss Maine, Angelique
Susan Damante
Miss Maine, Angelique


Christopher Norris
Christopher Norris
Miss Utah
Christopher Norris
Miss Utah


Patricia Barry
Patricia Barry
Kay Earnshaw
Patricia Barry
Kay Earnshaw
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