18 Iconic Women Whose Careers Began As Beauty Queens

Published on 08/18/2021
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Every Hollywood icon had to propel their career somehow. Whether it was adverts, humiliating themselves on reality television, or having a particularly fortunate pal in the industry. The women that we will be discussing in this article, however, are a special breed. They were the magnificently gorgeous women who broke out through the beauty pageant world. Discover who won the crown and what they did with their honored titles, from classic beauties like Michelle Pfeiffer to modern bombshells like Eva Longoria.

18 Iconic Women Whose Careers Began As Beauty Queens

18 Iconic Women Whose Careers Began As Beauty Queens

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Then: Diane Sawyer

You probably best remember Diane Sawyer as being an ABC World News anchor once upon a time. She was born in Glasgow, Kentucky to a country judge father and a schoolteacher mother. She attended Seneca High School in the Buechel area within Louisville. Throughout her high school senior year, Diane was part of America’s 1963 Junior Miss scholarship pageant as part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and came out winning. Her essay on the American Civil War was a rousing and emotive piece.

THEN Diane Sawyer

THEN Diane Sawyer

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