Sandra Force is a flight attendant and former school teacher who won of the Miss Tennessee USA

Miss Tennessee USA

The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee....

 pageant in 1968.

Force represented Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 in the Miss USA

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...

 pageant held in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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 in 1968. She placed in the semi-finals in the pageant.

Force left her job as an elementary school

Elementary school

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 teacher in 1971 to join Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

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 early years as a flight attendant. She appeared on the cover of Esquire Magazine in February 1974.