Charlotte Sheffield
Encyclopedia
Charlotte Sheffield was Miss USA
1957.
After winning the Miss Utah USA
crown, Sheffield, from Salt Lake City
, Utah
went on to become Utah's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA, when Mary Leona Gage
was stripped of her title days later during the Miss Universe 1957
competition. Sheffield was not allowed to compete for the Miss Universe crown, as she had already missed the preliminary competition. Sheffield went on to compete at the 1957 Miss World
pageant, but failed to place.
She was a special guest at the 1991 Miss USA
pageant.
In 1958, Miss Sheffield starred alongside Bret Morrison
in a science fiction radio drama "The Adventure of the Beauty Queen", as a part of the Exploring Tomorrow radio series.
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
1957.
After winning the Miss Utah USA
Miss Utah USA
The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960...
crown, Sheffield, from Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
went on to become Utah's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA, when Mary Leona Gage
Mary Leona Gage
Mary Leona Gage was a beauty queen from Maryland who was crowned Miss USA 1957, the first, and so far, only woman from that state to capture the Miss USA crown...
was stripped of her title days later during the Miss Universe 1957
Miss Universe 1957
The 6th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1957 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 6th time. In this pageant thirty two contestants competed...
competition. Sheffield was not allowed to compete for the Miss Universe crown, as she had already missed the preliminary competition. Sheffield went on to compete at the 1957 Miss World
Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957, the seventh annual Miss World pageant, was held on 14 October 1957 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 23 contestants competed for the Miss World...
pageant, but failed to place.
She was a special guest at the 1991 Miss USA
Miss USA 1991
Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan...
pageant.
In 1958, Miss Sheffield starred alongside Bret Morrison
Bret Morrison
Bret Morrison was an American actor best known as the voice of the mysterious crusader for law and order on radio's The Shadow....
in a science fiction radio drama "The Adventure of the Beauty Queen", as a part of the Exploring Tomorrow radio series.