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Cast
Eleanor Parker
as Peggy Lowery
Robert Cummings
as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Louis Jourdan
as Ralph Dupree
JoAnna Cameron
as Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell
Farrah Fawcett
as Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson
Tracy Reed
as Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker
Kathrine Baumann
as Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson
Susan Damante
as Miss Maine, Angelique
Christopher Norris
as Miss Utah
Patricia Barry
as Kay Earnshaw
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1973
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresTV Movie, Drama
Votes3
DirectorRobert Day
WritersStanford Whitmore
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Great American Beauty Contest
About 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.
Directed by Robert Day, The Great American Beauty Contest leans on a strong ensemble — Eleanor Parker, Robert Cummings, Louis Jourdan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about tv movie titles of 1973.
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