Charlene Dallas
Charlene Diane Dallas | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | California College of Arts and Crafts |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss California (1966) |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 1967 |
Charlene Diane Dallas (born April 13, 1947) is a former beauty queen contestant who was Miss California for 1966, as well as first runner-up to Miss America for 1967.
Early life and education[edit]
Dallas is from Danville in Contra Costa County, California. She studied at California College of Arts and Crafts.[2]
Pageantry career[edit]
In 1966, Dallas competed as Miss Contra Costa County for the Miss California competition. While she placed as first runner-up, the original winner Donna Danzer returned the title within an hour of winning, and Dallas was named the winner instead.[2]
At the Miss America 1967 competition, hosted in September 1966, she won a talent award for playing piano and a swimsuit award.[1][3] She finished first runner-up overall.[4]
Acting career[edit]
She had a number of minor acting roles, including one as Laura Beige in the 1975 film Rancho Deluxe.[5] She played Rita Lange In the "Dirge for a Dead Dachshund" episode of The Eddie Capra Mysteries in 1978,[citation needed] and had second billing in the 1989 film Criminal Act, playing Sharon Fields.[6]
Filmography[edit]
- Cops and Robbers (1973)[6]
- Rancho Deluxe (1975)[6]
- The Great Bank Hoax (1978)[6]
- Criminal Act (1989)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wechsler, Philip (September 8, 1966). "Pageant's Curves, Talent Trials Begin". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Beauty Wins Miss California Crown, Then Gives It Up". The Los Angeles Times. June 27, 1966. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Miss California Wins Swim Suit Trophy". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1966. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma Beauty Wins Miss America Contest". The Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1966. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (October 8, 1975). "A Rustling Match". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Charlene Dallas". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
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