78-475: The Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Massachusetts had a number of semi-finalist placings but is not one of the most successful states at Miss Teen USA . Their best placement was in 2001, when Marianna Zaslavsky placed 2nd runner-up to Marissa Whitley . The most notable Miss Massachusetts Teen USA
156-446: A feature film . He was a regular in the BBC /Universal World War II prisoner-of-war drama Colditz (1972–1974) for much of its run. He reunited with McQueen, along with Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway , in the disaster film The Towering Inferno released in the same year. It was a massive hit, although Wagner's part was relatively small. By the mid-1970s, Wagner's television career
234-583: A shell-shocked soldier in With a Song in My Heart (1952). "You were part of 20th Century Fox", he said. "You felt proud of being part of the organization. When I wasn't working, I was on the road, going out and selling movies or dancing on the stage and meeting the public. They never let you rest." 20th Century Studios started to give Wagner better roles. He was the romantic male lead in Stars and Stripes Forever (1952),
312-503: A $ 500 scholarship. Miss Teen USA for 1980 was Susan McDannold, 19, of St. Albans, West Virginia, who was crowned on December 1, 1979. Miss Teen USA for 1981 was Tammy Jo Hopkins, 17, of Omaha, Nebraska, who was crowned on November 22, 1980, and who entered as 1980 Miss Nebraska Teen. The Miss Teen USA pageant in late November 1980, in which Hopkins won the 1981 title, was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tammy Jo Hopkins did not have
390-489: A California Corporation, filed a U.S. Trademark application for the service marks "Miss Teen USA" and "Miss Teen — U.S.A." on November 14, 1983, and, after eight years of proceedings and challenges by other pageants, was finally approved and registered on October 8, 1991. In 2015, the then owners of record, Miss Universe L.P., assigned all trademark rights to the names "Miss Teen USA," "Miss USA," "Miss Universe," and others, to IMG Universe, LLC. The company IMG Universe, LLC,
468-403: A Clint Eastwood, grizzled, down-and-out guy, but there aren't many scripts like that... What has been projected for me is an international quality that can take me anywhere and get me into all kind of involvements; to do otherwise would mean a character role." Wagner appeared in a TV movie with Audrey Hepburn , Love Among Thieves (1987) and in a miniseries with Jaclyn Smith , Windmills of
546-530: A Miss USA state crown. A total of seven Miss Teen USA winners have participated at Miss USA, with four winning their state Miss USA crowns first. The first of these was Kelly Hu, Miss Teen USA 1985, who won the Miss Hawaii USA 1993 title and represented Hawaii at Miss USA 1993. She finished as a finalist. The next was Jamie Solinger , Miss Teen USA 1992. She took the Miss Iowa USA 1998 title but failed to make
624-461: A Miss USA state pageant on her first attempt was Christie Lee Woods , Miss Teen USA 1996, of Texas, who placed third runner-up in the Miss Texas USA 2002 pageant. She would also become the first Miss Teen USA to compete for, but never win a Miss USA state title (she also placed as a semi-finalist in 2003 and 2004). The second Miss Teen USA who did not win a Miss USA state title on her first attempt
702-597: A Thief (1968–1970) on ABC-TV. ""I was opposed to doing Thief ", Wagner said later. "But Lew Wasserman said: 'I want you to be in TV Guide every week. This is your medium, you've got to try it, you'll be great.' Roland Kibbee wrote the part for me, and I would have missed all that if I hadn't listened to Lew." While the success of The Pink Panther and Harper began Wagner's comeback, the successful two-and-a-half seasons of his first TV series completed it. In this series, he acted with Fred Astaire , who played his father. Wagner
780-552: A Thief (1968–1970), Switch (1975–1978), and Hart to Hart (1979–1984). He later had recurring roles on Two and a Half Men (2007–2008) and NCIS (2010–2019). In films, Wagner is known for his role as Number 2 in the Austin Powers trilogy of films (1997, 1999, 2002), as well as for Prince Valiant (1954), A Kiss Before Dying (1956), The Pink Panther (1963), Harper (1966), The Towering Inferno (1974) and The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979). Wagner
858-403: A Thief and Hart to Hart ", Robert Glenister ( Hustle ' s fixer , Ash Morgan ) commented that "to have one of the icons of that period involved is a great bonus for all of us". Wagner also played the pivotal role of President James Garfield in the comedy/horror film Netherbeast Incorporated (2007). The role was written with Wagner in mind. He had a recurring role of a rich suitor to
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#1733094141250936-553: A biopic about John Philip Sousa starring Clifton Webb . He supported James Cagney and Dan Dailey in John Ford's version of What Price Glory (1952) and supported Webb again in Titanic (1953). He was in a minor Western, The Silver Whip (1953) with Rory Calhoun . Fox gave Wagner his first starring role in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953). Reviews were poor but the movie was only
1014-464: A company called "Miss Teen USA Corp" was formed in 1979, which oversaw the national pageant and in-house and franchised state-level Miss Teen USA pageants. The Miss Teen USA pageant was registered in 1979 to operate under its trade name in the states of New Jersey and Virginia, according to the Burlington County, New Jersey Consumer Affairs Office, which had received inquiries from the public about
1092-591: A four-year romantic relationship with Barbara Stanwyck after they acted together in the movie Titanic (1953). According to Wagner, because of their age difference—he was 22, she was 45—they kept the affair secret to avoid damaging their careers. He is also rumored to have had affairs with men, although Wagner identifies as heterosexual . In 1956, when he was 26 years old, Wagner became involved with 18-year-old actress Natalie Wood . They were married on December 28, 1957, in Scottsdale, Arizona . At some point during
1170-464: A full year's reign as 1981 Miss Teen USA. She relinquished her crown and title to 1980 Miss Teen USA winner Susan McDannold after accepting a print modeling and TV commercial acting representation contract with a top model agency in New York City (as Tammy Hopkins). McDannold then completed the remainder of the title year as Miss Teen USA for 1981. Susan McDannold is the only Miss Teen USA to ever hold
1248-679: A good supporting role in the modern-day private investigator hit, Harper (1966), starring Paul Newman . Wagner signed with Universal Pictures in 1966, starring opposite future wife Jill St. John in the films How I Spent My Summer Vacation , a made-for-TV movie released in the United Kingdom as Deadly Roulette , and Banning (1967). He returned to Italy to make a caper film with Raquel Welch for MGM, The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968). In 1967, Lew Wasserman of Universal convinced Wagner to make his television series debut in It Takes
1326-583: A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan . His parents were from Germany. The family moved to Bel-Air , an upscale area of Los Angeles, in 1937. Wagner became interested in acting, and after an unsuccessful screen test directed by Fred Zinnemann for his film Teresa (1951), was represented by Albert R. Broccoli . He made his uncredited film debut in The Happy Years (1950); was signed by agent Henry Willson and put under contract with 20th Century Fox . "I started off as an ingenue ", recalled Wagner. "I
1404-434: A new format was introduced where the top fifteen competed in evening gown, the top ten competed in swimsuit and the top five competed in the final question. In 2006 , the order of competition was changed where the top fifteen competed in swimsuit and the top ten in evening gown. The latest competition format was used since 2008 the final not broadcast on TV, where the top fifteen both competed in swimsuit and evening gown, and
1482-570: A record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA. Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or have children. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe , which currently broadcasts on JKN18 and like its sister pageant Miss USA , it
1560-629: A result the winner was crowned Miss Teen USA for the upcoming year rather than the year that had just past and in which the pageant was held. In 1978, the pageant to select the 1979 titleholder was held in late November in Miami, Florida during the Thanksgiving holiday week. In August 1979, the Associated Press wire service ran a multi-part newspaper series over three consecutive days on beauty pageants, which included Miss Teen USA. The series stated that
1638-852: A series of TV movies. Wagner's film career received a boost after his role in the Austin Powers series of spy spoofs starring Mike Myers . Wagner played Dr. Evil 's henchman Number 2 in all three films: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He also had small roles in Wild Things (1998), Crazy in Alabama (1999), Play It to
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#17330941412501716-407: A similar function in another war movie, The Frogmen (1951), again with Widmark; the cast also included another young male under contract to the studio, Jeffrey Hunter , with whom Wagner would often work. Let's Make It Legal (1951) was a comedy where Wagner again supported an older star, in this case Claudette Colbert . Wagner first gained significant attention with a small but showy part as
1794-577: A small role in The Longest Day (1962), produced by Daryl Zanuck for Fox. He had a larger part in The Condemned of Altona (1962), a commercial and critical disappointment despite being directed by Vittorio de Sica and co-starring Sophia Loren . Considerably more popular was The Pink Panther (1963), a massive hit, although Wagner's part was very much in support to those of David Niven , Capucine , Peter Sellers , and Claudia Cardinale . It
1872-434: A small role in some all-star Universal films, Midway (1976) and The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979). Wagner's third successful series was Hart to Hart , which co-starred Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander and was broadcast on ABC-TV from 1979 to 1984. No one else was seriously considered for the role. George Hamilton had a high-profile at the time and was suggested, but producer Aaron Spelling said that if he
1950-580: A spokesman for the Guardian First Funding Group, also a reverse mortgage lender. In June 2011, Guardian First Funding was acquired by Urban Financial Group, who continued to use Wagner as their spokesperson. In 2007, Wagner had a role in the BBC/AMC series Hustle . In season four's premiere, Wagner played a crooked Texan being taken for half a million dollars. As Wagner is considered "a suave icon of American caper television, including It Takes
2028-578: A subsidiary of IMG, manages the latter's pageant-related intellectual property and licensing agreements. IMG's parent company is Endeavor. The parent company of the Miss Universe Organization is also Endeavor. In the summer of 2020, the Miss Universe organization and IMG Universe, LLC licensed future annual operation of the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, who was Miss USA 2008, until her suspension in October 2022. The first competitions of
2106-691: A ten-day event, over the Easter holiday, in April, held at the Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California, which had 32 teenaged girls from across the United States participating and Linda Henning, a 15-year-old from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was named Miss Teen USA for 1962. She was crowned by television comedian Soupy Sales . Ohio teenager Judy Adams, 16, was Miss Teen USA for 1963. The four-day event
2184-466: Is Susie Castillo , who went on to win the Miss Massachusetts USA and Miss USA crowns. She is one of three Massachusetts teens to win the respective Miss title. One other Teen also competed at Miss America . Avery Turner of Reading was crowned Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2024 on March 10, 2024. She will represent Massachusetts for the title of Miss Teen USA 2024 . Massachusetts holds
2262-460: Is Addie Carver of Mississippi , who was crowned on August 1, 2024 at the Peacock Theater , Los Angeles, California . Prior to becoming part of the Miss Universe pageant system in 1983 and current ownership by IMG, the title of "Miss Teen USA" was bestowed upon the winner of an annual competition in the United States from 1959 onward, with Peggy Collins, 17, of Lake Charles, Louisiana winning
2340-461: Is hosted by YouTube ( Ustream from 2008 to 2013). In addition, the webcast can be accessed on the pageant's Facebook page and on mobile devices using the official Miss Universe mobile app released during Miss USA 2016 . From 2012-2019, the pageant began to simulcast in selected regions on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, allowing owners of the Xbox 360 (until 2017) and/or Xbox One consoles to watch
2418-454: Is televised on The CW television network starting in 2024, after being streamed online for several years. The Miss Universe Organization previously operated Miss Teen USA, as well as Miss USA, until 2020 when the rights to produce both pageants were licensed to Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart prior to her suspension in October 2022, thus returning the said pageants to the Miss Universe Organization. The parent company of all three pageants and
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2496-535: The Bone (2000), Becoming Dick (2001) and Sol Goode (2001). Wagner became the host of Fox Movie Channel 's Hour of Stars , featuring original television episodes of The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955), a series which he had appeared on in his early days with the studio. In 2005, he became the television spokesman for the Senior Lending Network, a reverse mortgage lender and in 2010 he began serving as
2574-479: The Fine Young Cannibals (1960), made for MGM. In January 1961, Wagner and Wood formed their own company, Rona Productions, named after the first two letters of both their first names. Rona signed a three-picture deal with Columbia pictures for Wagner's services, which was to start with Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) and The Interns . He also had a deal to make one more film at Fox, which was to be Solo ,
2652-497: The Game (1970). Wagner's friend and agent Albert Broccoli suggested that he audition to play James Bond , but he decided it was not right for him. Wagner appeared in the series pilot, City Beneath the Sea (1971), that was not picked up. The following year, he produced and cast himself opposite Bette Davis in the made-for-TV film Madame Sin , which was theatrically released overseas as
2730-551: The Gods (1988). He and St. John worked with Pierce Brosnan in the miniseries remake of Around the World in 80 Days (1989). For Tom Mankiewicz he played a supporting part in Delirious (1991). More widely seen was Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), where Wagner played a producer. Wagner played Love Letters on stage with Stefanie Powers. They also reprised their Hart characters in
2808-519: The Hollywood Palladium. Before the Miss Teen USA pageant became part of the Miss Universe system in 1983, titleholders of "Miss Teen USA" in the 1960s either competed as contestants or made appearances at the annual Miss Teen International pageant in Hollywood. The history of the Miss Teen USA pageant during the 1970s is less clear. The pageant in the late 1970s was moved to November and as
2886-503: The Miss USA 1984 pageant had 53 delegates, the most ever in a Miss USA pageant. In 1987, Miss Teen USA 1986, Allison Brown participated in the 1987 Miss USA pageant. All three failed to make the cut at their respective Miss USA pageants. Only in the three years mentioned above did Miss Teen USA winners automatically gain representation at Miss USA . Starting in 1988, if the Miss Teen USA winners want to compete at Miss USA, they first must win
2964-580: The Miss USA 1998 title, but placed 1st runner up to Shawnae Jebbia , Miss Massachusetts USA 1998. However, to date it has never happened that the same woman had won the 2 separate pageants officially. There have been two years when two Miss Teen USA winners participated at Miss USA. The first was 1984, when Miss Teen USA 1983 and Miss Teen USA 1984 participated, the second was 1998, when Jamie Solinger competed as Miss Iowa USA but went unplaced, and Shauna Gambill competed as Miss California USA and placed first runner-up. The first Miss Teen USA not to win
3042-408: The Miss USA organization. The revelations came to light when Srivastava's mother, Barbara, addressed the issue on Good Morning America , suggesting her daughter's dream job had turned into a nightmare. The following is a list of Miss Teen USA pageant editions and information during the era when it was run by or associated with the Miss Universe Organization, including to the present day. Prior to
3120-504: The Miss Universe Organization began its own version of the pageant was the 1982 Miss Teen USA title won by Hugrun Ragnarsson. A revised Miss Teen USA pageant, once again designed for television, was added to the Miss Universe system of pageants in 1983 by Miss Universe, Inc. which at the time was run by Harold Glasser, and was first broadcast live under that corporate ownership on the CBS television network on August 30, 1983. Miss Universe, Inc.,
3198-542: The Miss Universe family of pageants. It was broadcast live on CBS until 2002 and then on NBC from 2003 to 2007. In March 2007, it was announced that the broadcast of the Miss Teen USA pageant on NBC had not been renewed, and that Miss Teen USA 2007 would be the final televised event. From 2008 to 2015, the pageant was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, located in Nassau , Bahamas . Since 2016,
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3276-405: The Miss Universe organization remains the same under the licensing agreement: JKN Metaverse Inc., a subsidiary of JKN Global Group. Prior to 1983, a beauty contest bestowing the title of Miss Teen USA was first held in 1959 as a mail-in photo contest by Teen magazine. It next became an annual live stage event through the 1960s and in 1983, the pageant began being produced annually as part of
3354-544: The Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, against the company running the late-1970s version of the pageant, Miss Teen U.S.A., Inc., for trademark infringement over a claimed similarity with its own "Miss U.S.A." pageant title and some of its related registered trademarks. The lawsuit, Miss Universe, Inc. v. Miss Teen U.S.A., Inc. , resulted initially in an injunction being issued on March 25, 1980, ordering Miss Teen U.S.A., Inc. to cease holding future pageants with
3432-474: The cut at the Miss USA pageant. Only two Miss Teen USA winners have made the top 3 of Miss USA. Brandi Sherwood , Miss Teen USA 1989 won the Miss Idaho USA 1997 title. Succeeding Kelly, she took 1st runner up and later inherited the Miss USA crown, when Brook Mahealani Lee of Hawaii won Miss Universe 1997. She is the only Miss Teen USA winner to hold the title Miss USA. Shauna Gambill was close in winning
3510-535: The end of the series, the two remained friends until Albert's death on May 26, 2005. Wagner spoke at his funeral, and gave a testimonial about his longtime friendship with him. In partial payment for starring together in the Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg production of the TV movie The Affair , Wagner and Natalie Wood were given a share in three TV series that the producers were developing for ABC . Only one reached
3588-494: The final telecast the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. During the final competition, the semi-finalists are announced and go on to compete in swimsuit and evening gown. From 1983 to 2002 all semi-finalists also competed in an interview competition as well as both swimsuit and evening gown, followed by one or two final interview questions. In 2003 ,
3666-552: The first half of 1961, according to several published accounts, Wood caught him having an extramarital affair with a man in the couple's home. They announced their separation on June 20, 1961, and divorced on April 27, 1962. While working on location in Europe, Wagner reconnected with an old friend, actress Marion Marshall . After a two-year courtship, Wagner, Marshall and her two sons from her marriage to Stanley Donen moved back to America. Wagner and Marshall married on July 21, 1963, at
3744-526: The guests. Singer Bobby Darin crowned 1965's Miss Teen USA in April, at the Hollywood Palladium , who was Susan Henning, an 18-year-old student attending Long Beach, California State College. Miss Teen USA in 1966 was Cindy Lewis. The 1967 pageant was hosted by Sam Riddle and held at the Hollywood Palladium in March. The pageant in 1968 was held on Saturday, April 13, 1968, in Hollywood and
3822-468: The honor that first year in a contest created by Teen magazine. Celebrity judges for the mail-in photo competition included Paul Newman , Robert Wagner , Shirley MacLaine , Janet Leigh , producer Jerry Wald , and fashion designer Edith Head . The pageant continued from 1962 to 1968 in which they made debut as annual live stage event. The 1962 Miss Teen USA was named at the Teen-Age Fair ,
3900-432: The legitimacy of it and two other pageants, Miss U.S. Teen-age and Miss National Teen-age, the latter which was not registered but had held a pageant recently. Included among the many state-level Miss Teen USA pageants in 1979 were Alaska, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The winner in 1979 of the national Miss Teen USA title received a $ 15,000 scholarship, while state titleholders received
3978-639: The licensed pageants under her directorship are the 2021 productions. In October 2022, IMG assigned all trademark rights to the names "Miss Teen USA," "Miss USA," "Miss Universe," and others, to JKN Metaverse Inc., a subsidiary of JKN Global Group. In August 2023, it was announced that Crystle Stewart had stepped down as president of the Miss USA Organization. She was replaced by fashion designer Laylah Rose. In May 8, 2024, UmaSofia Srivastava , then Miss Teen USA 2023 , resigned from her title amid allegations of ill-treatment, abuse, and bullying within
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#17330941412504056-503: The main characters' mother on the sitcom Two and a Half Men . His final appearances on the show were in May 2008. Wagner has guest-starred in 13 episodes of NCIS as Anthony DiNozzo Sr., the father of Anthony DiNozzo Jr., played by Michael Weatherly . Weatherly had previously appeared as Wagner in the TV movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood . Wagner was set to star as Charlie in the 2011 remake of Charlie's Angels , but he had to exit
4134-408: The name "Miss Teen U.S.A." so as not to confuse people with the "Miss U.S.A." pageant. The injunction was appealed but eventually upheld. The court ruling did not invalidate any past Miss Teen USA titleholders. Miss Universe, Inc. itself did not receive a U.S. trademark registration for "Miss Teen USA" until the next decade, in 1991 (see next section). The final winner of the Miss Teen USA title before
4212-476: The pageant has been held in the United States once more, and since 2018, it is held concurrently with its sister Miss USA pageant in a single city a few days before the start of Miss USA final competition. Notable pageant winners include actresses Kelly Hu (1985, Hawaii ), Bridgette Wilson (1990, Oregon ), Charlotte Lopez-Ayanna (1993, Vermont ), Vanessa Minnillo (1998, South Carolina ) and Shelley Hennig (2004, Louisiana ). The current Miss Teen USA
4290-492: The pageant on a television screen. From 2017-2020, the pageant was also broadcast on Sony 's PlayStation Network service. In March 2024, it was announced that for the first time since 2007, the pageant would be televised on The CW , alongside Miss USA. In the early years of Miss Teen USA, three winners represented the title "Miss Teen USA" at Miss USA . The three queens were: Ruth Zakarian (1983), Cherise Haugen (1984), and Allison Brown (1986). This also made history because
4368-450: The pageant, to Alyssa Campanella , who also competed in Miss Teen USA representing New Jersey. Campanella went on to win Miss USA 2011 . Danielle Doty , Miss Teen USA 2011, competed at Miss Texas USA 2018, who placed in the semifinals. Robert Wagner Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the television shows It Takes
4446-435: The project due to scheduling conflicts. Despite his apparent feeling of distaste when he was working with Raquel Welch on The Biggest Bundle of Them All , they reunited 50 years later on the 2017 Canadian series Date My Dad . In his memoirs, Wagner said he had had affairs with Yvonne De Carlo , Joan Crawford , Elizabeth Taylor , Anita Ekberg , Shirley Anne Field , Lori Nelson , and Joan Collins . He also claimed
4524-561: The screen, the very successful TV series Charlie's Angels , for which Wagner and Wood had a 50% share, though Wagner was to spend many years in court arguing with Spelling and Goldberg over what was defined as profit. Wagner and Wood acted with Laurence Olivier in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976), as part of Olivier's television series Laurence Olivier Presents for the UK's Granada Television . Wagner had
4602-565: The story of a jazz drummer directed by Dick Powell , or The Comancheros with Gary Cooper . Wagner made Sail a Crooked Ship but his part in The Interns went to James MacArthur. Solo was never made, and The Comancheros was made instead with John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Wagner did make The War Lover (1962) with Steve McQueen that was filmed in England. Wagner's first marriage to Wood had broken up, and he relocated to Europe. He had
4680-470: The third ever to be shot in CinemaScope and was a big hit. Also popular was a Western, Broken Lance (1954), where Wagner supported Spencer Tracy for director Edward Dmytryk , appearing as Tracy's son. Fox gave Wagner the lead in an expensive spectacular, Prince Valiant (1954). While popular, critical reception was poor and Wagner later joked his wig in the movie made him look like Jane Wyman . He
4758-496: The title twice. Hugrun Ragnarsson , 18, was crowned 1982 Miss Teen USA in late November 1981. After this pageant, the Miss Universe Organization decided to award the title for the year in which the pageant was held, so the next pageant, held during the summer of 1983 on August 30, was crowned the 1983 Miss Teen USA winner. Miss Universe, Inc. filed a lawsuit on July 18, 1979, in the United States District Court for
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#17330941412504836-421: The top five competed in the final question who all signed up by a panel of judges. Former Miss Teen USA Katherine Haik supported calls to eliminate the swimsuit competition. The swimsuit category was chastised for exploiting and sexualizing young women and not promoting diverse body types. The new activewear portion would increase the focus on wellness and health of young ladies. The pageant's viewership peak
4914-553: Was Ashley Coleman , Miss Teen USA 1999, of Delaware, who competed in the Miss California USA 2006 pageant and finished third runner-up. She is the first Miss Teen USA winner to compete in a different state from that where she won her Miss Teen USA crown. Tami Farrell , Miss Teen USA 2003, competed at Miss California USA 2009 as Miss Malibu USA, but failed to win the crown, placing first runner-up to Carrie Prejean . Farrell competed at Miss Teen USA as Miss Oregon Teen USA , and
4992-404: Was 19 years old. I was the boy next door. But you always felt you could work your way up, that you could have a better part in the next picture. [Head of Fox] Darryl Zanuck was always placing me in different positions." Wagner's first film for Fox was Halls of Montezuma (1951) a World War II film. Wagner had a supporting role, with Richard Widmark as the star. The studio then had him perform
5070-525: Was a longtime friend of Astaire, having gone to school with Astaire's eldest son, Peter. Wagner's performance would earn him an Emmy nomination for Best TV Actor. During the making of the series he made a film for Universal, the comedy Don't Just Stand There! (1968) with Mary Tyler Moore . It was not a success. More popular was Winning (1969), a racing car drama where Wagner supported Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward . He also guest-starred in The Name of
5148-457: Was at its peak with the CBS-TV television series Switch (1975–1978, opposite Eddie Albert , Sharon Gless , and Charlie Callas ) after re-signing a contract with Universal in 1974. Albert had been a childhood hero of Wagner's, after he watched the movie Brother Rat , along with a few others. The friendship started in the early 1960s, where he also co-starred in a couple of Albert's movies. After
5226-562: Was born in Detroit, to Thelma Hazel Alvera (née Boe; 1898–1993), a former telephone operator, and Robert John Wagner Sr (1890–1964), a traveling salesman who worked for the Ford Motor Company . He had one older sister, Mary Scott (1926–2023). Wagner's mother came from La Crosse, Wisconsin . Her parents were both immigrants from Norway, who married in La Crosse in 1887. Wagner's father was
5304-719: Was cast "the audience will resent him as Hart for being that rich. But no one will begrudge RJ [Wagner] a nickel." During the series run, Wagner reprised his old Pink Panther role in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983). He also had a supporting role in I Am the Cheese (1983). Wagner played an insurance investigator in the short-lived TV series Lime Street (1985). In 1985, he reflected, "Bad-guy roles work if they're really good parts, but they don't come along very often. I think that what I've been doing has worked for me. Sure I'd like to do
5382-519: Was directed by Blake Edwards , who wanted Wagner for the lead in The Great Race (1965), but Jack L. Warner overruled him. His return to America found him playing in the theatre for the first time with the lead role in Mister Roberts for one week at a holiday resort just outside Chicago. The disciplines of the theatre were not his forte and Wagner was glad to be back in Hollywood to find
5460-687: Was doing a role intended for John Wayne . That was in a dog called Stopover Tokyo . I've really had to work to keep up. Wagner supported Robert Mitchum in a Korean War movie, The Hunters (1958), and appeared with a number of Fox contractees in a World War II drama, In Love and War (1958). After a cameo in Mardi Gras (1958), Wagner supported Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds in Say One for Me (1959). Trying to kick-start his career, Wagner appeared with his then-wife Natalie Wood (they married in 1957) in All
5538-499: Was held at the Teen-Age Fair on the grounds of the 15-acre Pickwick Recreation Center in Burbank, California, with girls age 14 to 18 representing all 50 states competing. Pickwick Recreation Center was Gay's Pickwick Swim Park and is now called Pickwick Gardens . The winner of Miss Teen USA 1964 was Nancy Spry of Van Nuys, California. Bob Eubanks hosted the televised 1964 pageant, with actor Sebastian Cabot one of
5616-400: Was hit in 1988, when the pageant averaged over 22 million viewers on CBS . Even as recently as 1999, the show managed to bring in over 10 million viewers. The 2006 airing was the second lowest rated in the pageant's 23-year history, with only 5.6 million viewers watching the live broadcast (the lowest: 2004, with 5.34 million). The 2007 telecast (25th Anniversary, scheduled for August 24, 2007)
5694-488: Was made for Crown Productions, a company of Darryl F. Zanuck 's brother in law (the leads were all under contract to Fox) and released through United Artists . Back at Fox Wagner was in Between Heaven and Hell (1956), a war movie, and The True Story of Jesse James (1957), playing the leading role for director Nicholas Ray ( Jeffrey Hunter was Frank). Both movies were box office disappointments and it seemed Wagner
5772-510: Was one of the few Miss Teen USA winners to try for the state crown outside of the state she represented for Miss Teen USA. In a span of only two years later, Miss Teen USA 2006 , Katie Blair also competed at Miss California USA 2011. Representing the state of Montana at Miss Teen USA 2006, Blair is only the third Miss Teen USA to compete in a state other than the state she competed in Teen. Similarly to Coleman and Farrell, Blair placed 1st runner up in
5850-408: Was teamed with Jeffrey Hunter in a Western, White Feather (1955). Wagner was borrowed by Paramount for The Mountain (1956), directed by Dmytryk, where Wagner was cast as Spencer Tracy's brother, having played his son just two years earlier in the same director's Broken Lance . He received more critical acclaim for the lead in A Kiss Before Dying (1956), from the novel by Ira Levin ; it
5928-518: Was the last time Miss Teen USA aired live on television. The 2008 pageant was held, untelevised, on August 16, 2008. One factor that prevented NBC from broadcasting was its prime time commitment to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . Since then, it has been broadcast over the Internet on the Miss Teen USA website. It can be viewed worldwide, without any region restrictions via geolocation . Currently, it
6006-529: Was unable to make the transition to top-level star. This appeared confirmed when he was the lead in Stopover Tokyo (1957). In 1959, Wagner disparaged the film: When I started at Fox in 1950 they were making sixty-five pictures a year. Now they're lucky if they make thirty. There was a chance to get some training in B pictures. Then TV struck. Everything went big and they started sticking me into Cinemascope spectacles. One day, smiling Joe Juvenile with no talent
6084-404: Was won by Pamela Martin, 18, from Birmingham, Michigan. In 1969, local "Miss Teen" winners in the western United States; for example, "Miss Teen Burbank," "Miss Teen Sherman Oaks," "Miss Teen Van Nuys," et al., competed in a regional competition for the title of "Miss Teen Western United States," with the winner earning a spot at the Miss Teen USA pageant, which was held on April 3, 1969, again at
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