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Lee Meriwether almost didn’t make it to finals in Atlantic City in 1954. Good thing for her — as well as for Miss America — that she did. After winning the title, she transcended expectations to become a queen of stage and screen, and she’s still going strong more than 50 years later. By Fred Abel.
Following her year’s reign as Miss America, Lee joined The Today Show. This experience afforded her the opportunity to use her pageant scholarships to study acting with the famed teacher Lee Strasburg, as well as dancing, singing, and fencing with some of the top coaches in New York.
Lee Meriwether is an American actress and former model known for winning the title of Miss America in 1955. As an actress, she is known for appearing in the long-running 1970s drama series ‘Barnaby Jones’ as Betty Jones, a role that earned her an Emmy Award nomination along with two Golden Globe Award nominations.
Sep 11, 2018 · On September 11, 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Meriwether, was crowned the winner.You can license thi...
Sep 11, 2014 · Lee Meriwether's historic 1955 crowining as Miss America in the iconic pageant's first televised edition might have sealed her fate as the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question, but Meriwether is even better known as a high-profile actress of stage and screen.
Sep 16, 2013 · Sep 16, 2013. Miss America 1955 Lee Meriwether earned the title during the very first televised Miss America pageant. "They were doing it really catch-as-catch-can," Meriwether said of...
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughter-in-law in the 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones starring Buddy Ebsen.
