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The Great American Beauty Contest

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

  • 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

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.

Rating

6.3 / 10
3 Reviews
1 Popular

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