Arlene Dahl(1925-2021)

Arlene graduated from MInneapolis Washburn High School and the following year was voted Miss Rheingold Beer of 1946. The Rheingold ad campaign was one of the most famous campaigns of one of the most popular beers in New York from the 1940s through the 1950s. There was a Miss Rheingold contest each year, and by the early 1950s, more than 25 million votes were cast annually. The winner received a cash payment as well as a modeling contract and many other opportunities. The first winner, Jinx Falkenburg, had a long career on radio. Other contestants were Tippi Hedren, Hope Lange and Grace Kelly.

I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted to be was a musical comedy star.