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The Miss. New Orleans Beauty Pageant was founded in 1930, The 1931 Pageant made history as Miss. Dorothy Lamarr ( Actress) won the title and pursued her acting
and singing career in Hollywood. Miss. New Orleans 1931!
If You are a past Miss New Orleans, We want to hear from you. Please email shelly @shellyspageantexpress@gmail.com and send in a article and pics to share.
Dorothy Lamour was born with the birth name of Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton on December 10, 1914, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a beautiful child who turned heads as a teenager with her long dark hair.
However, her dreams were to become a professional singer not acting. After she won a beauty contest as Miss New Orleans in 1931, she headed to Chicago to find her work as a singer.
For a while Dorothy worked as an elevator operator in a department store before going on to become a vocalist in the Herbie Kay band. Kay would become her first husband in 1935, but the marriage would only last four years.
In addition to the band, Dorothy also performed on a Chicago radio program as a singer. She not only performed with Kay but also Rudy Vallee and Eddie Duchin.
1933 found Dorothy in Hollywood where she landed a bit part in a musical as a chorus girl entitiled FOOTLIGHT PARADE. Her role went uncredited. She didn't appear in films again until 1936 when she landed a part as a coed in COLLEGE HOLIDAY.
She went on to play similar parts in the sarong in productions such as THE HURRICANE(1937),TYPHOON(1940), and BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON(1942). The sarong would stay with her in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby ROAD series. The trio would star in THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE, THE ROAD TO TO UTOPIA and THE ROAD TO ZANZIBAR. The road series stated in 1940 and lasted until 1962. Hope and Crosby had the leads but Dorothy but not in her usual role. Joan Collins had that one. She actually only wore the sarong in six of her 59 pictures but it was to define her career.
Dorothy was a tremendously great actress with roles in DISPUTED PASSAGE (1939), DIXIE(1943), and ON OUR MERRY WAY(1948). She could show great range in comic or dramatic roles. After making three films in 1949, her career began to trail off as she would only make ten films between 1951 and 1987. That last one was CREEPSHOW 2 where she played a sloppy housewife who gets murdered, a long way from the sarong and movies such as JOHNNY APOLLO and A MEDAL FOR BENNY!
Dorothy was 81 when she died of an undisclosed ailment on September 22, 1996 in Los Angeles, California
Ms. Classic Mrs. Miss & Teen 2009
Tammy Mars (Ms) Dawn Streeck (Classic) Carla Smith (Mrs.)
Jourdan Sanders (Teen) Jamie Roddy ( Miss)
Teen Miss & Mrs. New Orleans 2008
Kristen Girault Teen Hailey Ridgel Miss Doreen Becnel Landry Mrs.
Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2007
Kelsey Bailey-Teen New Orleans, Sarah Dixon-Miss New Orleans and
Stefanie Ward-Mrs. New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2006
Lisa Chouest-Mrs. New Orleans, Nancy Randall-Miss New Orleans and
Whitney Mixon-Teen. New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2005
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Morgan Murray-Teen New Orleans, Lindsay Cooper-Miss New Orleans and
Mona Soileau-Mrs. New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2004
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Tatum Everett-Teen New Orleans, Courtney Tatman-Miss New Orleans and Kisha Ahles-Mrs. New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2003
Jessica Small-Teen New Orleans, Erica Dykes-Miss New Orleans and
Katie Lanier-Mrs. New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2002
Stacey Whittington-Mrs. New Orleans, Tara Fooshee-Miss New Orleans and
Leigh Buchanan-Teen New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2001
Stephanie Thomas-Miss New Orleans, Stefanie Tremblay-Mrs. New Orleans and
Anna Gordon-Stuart-Teen New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 2000
Elizabeth Nicholson-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1999
Skarlett Roa-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1998
Dawn Broussard-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1997
Carlie Buck-Miss New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1996
Debbie Delhomme-Miss New Orleans- Mrs. New Orleans Lori Johnson Labadie
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1995
Tommie Lynn Sicard-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1994
Stephanie Rutherford-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1993
Sherill Hebert-Miss New Orleans Cheryl Farman Mrs. New Orleans
Cheryl Farman |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1992
Jean Barbier-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1991
Kriss Conyers-Miss New Orleans/ Mary West Mrs. New Orleans..Won Mrs. Louisiana America
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1990
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1989
Sharon Schunior-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1988
Heather Cutting-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1987
Lisa Boudreaux-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1986
Kristine Frischhertz-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1985
Stefanie Dimak-Miss New Orleans
Miss New Orleans 1973
Kay Johnson
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1967
Gwen La Hoste-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1966
Nanci Boyles-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1965
Pam Halter-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1964
Gwendolyn Saucier-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1963
Martha Graebar-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1962
Mildred Twinkie Francis-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1961
Kathleen Ann Langia-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1960
Sandra Greco-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1959
Barbara Ann Reagan-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1958
Carol Clement-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1957
Earlyn Regouffe-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1956
Betty Jo Reagan-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1955
Merlin Garcia-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1954
Sadie Marie Vinson-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1953
Joan Duvernay-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1952
Elsie Binder-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1951
Wynona Carroll-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1950
Jean Duvernay-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1949
Betty Russo-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1948
Bobbie Jean Floyd-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1947
Ruth Blust-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1946
Joyce Frink-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1945
Helene Shiveley-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1944
Willi Hoffman-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1943
Shirley Lange-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1942
Edna Joyce-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1941
Helen Englert-Miss New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1940
Pauline Powell-Miss New Orleans
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1939
Frances Arielle-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1938
Irene Schoenberger-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1937
Rita Mae Gegenheimer-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1936
Nathalie Weitkan/ Doris Huet-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1935
Mary Healy-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1934
Marjorie Prestenbach-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1933
Louise Schmaltz-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1932
Alberta Costley-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1931
Dorothy LaMour-Miss New Orleans |
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Miss, Teen and Mrs. New Orleans 1930
Dorothy Dell Goff-Miss New Orleans
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