Whether it ’s becoming Wonder Woman or , you acknowledge , Oprah , many beauty queens have double up their time on the pageant circuit into bigger things .
1 . Oprah . Her first occlusive on the road to creation supremacy ? win Miss Black Tennessee in 1972 .
2 . Cloris Leachman . The Des Moines aborigine enter in the 1946 Miss America pageant as Miss Chicago .
3 . Sarah Palin . She was crown Miss Wasilla in 1984 and then go on to contend in the Miss Alaska pageant , where she placed third . you could see her compete in the talent contention with her transverse flute and a mean rendition of “ The return ” by Nathan Hardy .
4 . Lynda Carter . Even though Lynda Carter win the Miss World USA title in 1972 , being Wonder Woman is cooler .
5 . Halle Berry . Halle represented the U.S. in the Miss World competitor 14 years later . Although she finished 6th , shedoeshold Miss Teen All - American and Miss Ohio titles .
6 . Diane Sawyer . As ‘ America ’s Junior Miss , ” Diane Sawyer get to elevate Coca Cola at the New York World ’s Fair in the 1960s .
7 . Vanna White . The world ’s most famous letter turner started out as a runner up for Miss Georgia USA 1978 . She showed up as Pat Sajak ’s age group just four days later .
8 . Michelle Pfeffier . As Miss Orange County 1978 , Michelle Pfeiffer turn it out in feathered hair and a tank top .
10 . Delta Burke . As Miss Florida 1974 , Suzanne Sugarbaker ’s alter ego have to vie in the Miss America pageant . Her talent apparently did n’t yarn-dye the judge — she did a dramatic reading about Anne Boleyn with a unquestionably Southern twang — but she did win Miss Congeniality .
Other title of respect holders let in Kathie Lee Gifford ( Maryland ’s Junior Miss 1970 ) , Raquel Welch ( 2nd place in the 1957 Miss Southern California pageantry ) , Michelle Yeoh ( Miss Malaysia 1983 ) , and Jeri Ryan ( Miss Illinois 1990 ) .
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