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Miss USA Queen Kept Secret Courage Behind Fame
Carlene King Johnson later Mrs Larry Drake of Long Beach won Vermont state and Miss USA in 1955 while secretly managing diabetes insulin and thyroid treatment. She avoided public sympathy, pursued talent over favors, then moved into film modeling and television as the press noted advance ticket sales for the Long Beach pageant events.
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Carlene King Johnson
Larry Drake
Long Beach
Carlene
Vermont
U.S.A