Terry Huntingdon
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Terry Lynn Huntingdon is Miss USA
1959.
After winning the Miss California USA
crown, Huntingdon, from Mount Shasta
, California
went on to become California's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. She is also the first Miss USA to win in her home state.
Ms. Huntington was also a contestant on You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx in 1960. The show is available on "Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life: The Best Episodes: Disc 2".
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...
1959.
After winning the Miss California USA
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
crown, Huntingdon, from Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, California
Mount Shasta is a city in Siskiyou County, California, located at around 3,600 ft on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
went on to become California's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. She is also the first Miss USA to win in her home state.
Ms. Huntington was also a contestant on You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx in 1960. The show is available on "Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life: The Best Episodes: Disc 2".