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Carolyn Wynn

Born in Tulia, Texas, Nancy "Carolyn" Hughey (1934-2014) was the daughter of Herschel Ferzel Hughey and Ola Lee Hooper.

After graduating as Valedictorian, she moved to Arkansas and married Hyman Wynn. She began modeling at local boutiques before doing gigs in New York. She was crowned National Swim for Health Queen, Queen of the World Motor Sports Show, and Queen of the Atlantic City's Steel Pier while modeling for magazines like Esquire, Tempo, See, and Photo.

She made headlines in May 1954 after successfully pursuing a lawsuit against World Motor Sports after they failed to compensate her after she was named "Queen of the Show". She was awarded $7,000 by the Supreme Court of New York City.

Eventually, she stopped modeling and devoted her life to raising her daughters. She pursued painting, especially life-like paintings of Indians, cowboys, western and rustic style images She died on September 4, 2014 in Seguin, Texas after a brief illness.

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Acknowledgements

Lee Altenburg

Barbara Fredrickson-Blitzstein

Jolene Brand

Catherine Raymond-Butts

Phillip Butts

Robert Dodson Jr.

Joyce Crenshaw

Karen Eggleston

Helen Funai-Erickson

Steven Feigeles

Maxine Reeves-Fitzpatrick

Myrna Hansen

Dana Hoffman

Charlotte Jularbal

Bonnie Baraff-Knight

Brigid Kolbrenner

Boyd Magers

Antonio Maldarella

Laura Maldarella

Alice Marchak

Suzanne McKibbin

Melody Mickles

Mary Morlas

Gloria Panicucci-Perez

James Plate

Mildred Mersich-Plate

June Kirby-Przybysz

Barbara Quackenbush

Elizabeth Reynolds

Millicent Deming-Reynolds

Miel Roman

Zanne Shaw

Edward Sheehan

Stella Starr

Conrad Thomas

Lileo Thomas

Laura Wagner

LaVerne Welch

Joan Pastin-Wendler

Patricia Mowry-Winters

Doris Gildart-Wolfe

Wyann Wolfe

Wyatt Wolfe

References

Abilene Reporter-News

The Boston Globe

Casper Star-Tribune

Classic Images

The Courier Daily News

The Daily Tribune

The Des Moines Register

Des Moines Tribune

The Galileo Observer

Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Independent Star-News

Lansing State Journal

Los Angeles Mirror

Los Angeles Times

Pasadena Independent

People Today

Playboy

Portage Daily Register and Democrat

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Examiner

San Pedro News-Pilot

Tempo

Those Obscure Objects of Desire

The Town Talk

The Valley Times

Western Clippings

Authors

Samuel Clemens was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. After earning a Master of Arts at Drake University, he began writing as a hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic. He published Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet in 2020, later writing for publications like Classic Images, The Galileo Observer, and Western Clippings. In addition to writing, Samuel's interests include travel, gaming, and comedy. He plans to teach English in Japan someday.

Christian Robert Rotter of Vienna, Austria is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen, which is a popular database and newsletter that has been in circulation since the 1990's. Robert has interviewed actresses including Joyce Mackenzie and Charlotte Austin. He has collaborated extensively with authors Richard Koper, Laura Wagner, Tom Lisanti, and Brian Walker. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Art Invest Co.