Rosemary La Planche Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Back in the days, winning the title of "Miss America" sometimes provided a springboard to Hollywood and a film career as a leading lady. This was certainly true in the case of California-born Rosemary La Planche. Born on October 11, 1923, in the Southern California city of Glendale, Rosemary and her older sister Louise La Planche (by four years) ...
Won "Miss California" title in 1940 and was runner-up in the subsequent "Miss America" contest. The following year she won the title of "Miss California" again and this time won the title of "Miss America of 1941". After this win, pageant rules were changed so that a contestant could not run on a national level more than once. Vital statistics: 34-24-36.
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According to Laura Wagner in her article on Rosemary in the Winter 1913/1914 issue of Films of the Golden Age issue, the actress capitalized on her "Miss America" title by doing a vaudeville act that ran seven weeks at Radio City Music Hall and entertained the troops during WWII, earning such titles as "Sweetheart of the 160th Infantry" and "Miss American Legion".
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Was "Miss Emmy" for the 1951 awards show.
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Howard Hughes once took a personal interest in Rosemary and offered to sign her but when Rosemary resisted his advances, all interest faded before the paperwork was signed.