The Great American Beauty Contest 51 years old

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.

Credits

The Great American Beauty Contest Cast

Name Character
Eleanor Parker She was 50, 91 years old when she died as Peggy Lowery
Robert Cummings He was 64, 82 years old when he died as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Farrah Fawcett She was 26, 62 years old when she died as T.L. Dawson
Carol Bagdasarian She was 25, now 76 years old as Mary Lou
Louis Jourdan He was 51, 93 years old when he died as Ralph Dupree
Joanna Cameron She was 21, now 72 years old as Gloria Rockwell
Susan Damante She was 22, now 73 years old as Angelique
Tracy Reed She was 30, 69 years old when she died as Pamela Parker
Susan Anton She was 22, now 73 years old as Betty Sue Allen - Last Year's Queen
Kathrine Baumann She was 23, now 74 years old as Melinda Wilson (as Kathy Baumann)
Barbi Benton She was 23, now 74 years old as Miss Iowa
Patricia Barry She was 51, 94 years old when she died as Kay Earnshaw
Larry Wilcox He was 25, now 76 years old as Joe Bunch
Julie Mannix as Shirley

The Great American Beauty Contest Crew

Name Department
James Crabe as Director of Photography. He was 41 (57) years old when He died Camera
Robert Day as Director. He was 50 (94) years old when He died Directing
Kenneth Wannberg as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (now 93) years old Sound
James Mitchell as Editor. He was 52 (89) years old when He died Editing
Aaron Spelling as Executive Producer. He was 49 (83) years old when He died Production
Everett Chambers as Producer. He was 46 (now 97) years old Production
Stanford Whitmore as Writer. He was 47 (88) years old when He died Writing
The Great American Beauty Contest poster
The Great American Beauty Contest (51 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, February 13, 1973
  • Runtime: 74 minutes