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.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Pageantry career
• 3 Acting career
• 4 Filmography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life and education

Dallas is from Danville in Contra Costa County, California. She studied at California College of Arts and Crafts.

Pageantry career

In 1966, Dallas competed as Miss Contra Costa County for the Miss California compe*ion. While she placed as first runner-up, the original winner Donna Danzer returned the *le within an hour of winning, and Dallas was named the winner instead.

At the Miss America 1967 compe*ion, hosted in September 1966, she won a talent award for playing piano and a swimsuit award. She finished first runner-up overall.

Acting career

She had a number of minor acting roles, including one as Laura Beige in the 1975 film Rancho Deluxe. She played Rita Lange In the "Dirge for a Dead Dachshund" episode of The Eddie Capra Mysteries in 1978, and had second billing in the 1989 film Criminal Act, playing Sharon Fields.

Filmography

• Cops and Robbers (1973)
• Rancho Deluxe (1975)
• The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
• Criminal Act (1989)

References

External links

• Charlene Dallas at IMDb