- Miss America 1946.
- Former Earl Carroll nightclub performer, crowned "Miss California" over 21 other competitors on 22 August 1946. Actor Gig Young presided as master of ceremonies. On September 7 she was crowned "Miss America" in Atlantic City, winning a $5000 dramatics scholarship.
- From 1948 modelled for top fashion designers and jewellers in France and Italy.
- Had a son, Nick Barbaro, with her first husband Franco Barbaro.
- Her first husband, Franco Barbaro, was a submarine commander in the Italian navy during World War II.
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