15 Things You Didn’t Know About American Beauty Pageants
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Some of the most well-known female celebrities of past and present pop culture competed in the Miss America Pageant at some time. Cloris Leachman, a one-time Miss America contestant, was one of the most successful stage, television and film actresses in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. She appeared or starred in more than 50 feature films and received an Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Many people argue that winning the Pageant was a major contributing factor to her success.
