Overview
The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy–drama television film, starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker, Robert Cummings, Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance.
It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13, 1973.
Plot
A feminist enters a beauty contest, hoping to win and deliver a speech on exploitation and sexism at the end.
Cast
Eleanor Parker as Peggy Lowery
Robert Cummings as Dan Carson
Louis Jourdan as Ralph Dupree
JoAnna Cameron as Gloria Rockwell
Susan Damante as Angelique Denby
Farrah Fawcett as T L Dawson
Kathrine Baumann as Melinda Wilson
Susan Anton as previous Great American Beauty winner
Tracy Reed as Pamela Parker
Larry Wilcox as Joe Bunch
Patricia Barry as Kay Earnshaw
Christopher Norris as Miss Utah
Barbi Benton as Miss Iowa
Mady Maguire as Lib Girl
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