Charlene Dallas
American beauty queen
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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.
Charlene Diane Dallas | |
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| 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 | Miss America 1967 |
Early life and education
Dallas is from Danville in Contra Costa County, California. She studied at California College of Arts and Crafts.[2]
Pageantry career
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
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
- Cops and Robbers (1973)[6]
- Rancho Deluxe (1975)[6]
- The Great Bank Hoax (1978)[6]
- Criminal Act (1989)[6]
