1. Carol Ann Laverne Morris was born on April 8,1936 and is an American actress, model and beauty queen who was the second Miss USA to win the Miss Universe title in the pageant's fifth edition in 1956.
11 Facts About Carol Morris
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Carol Morris was crowned by Hillevi Rombin, Miss Universe 1955, of Sweden.
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Carol Morris was a champion swimmer and worked as a lifeguard, sang in the church choir, and played the violin.
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Carol Morris attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she was a member of the Beta Kappa chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta and a decorated swim team member.
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Carol Morris was in high school and was sponsored by the South Ottumwa Boosters Club.
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Carol Morris then represented Iowa in the Miss America 1955 contest.
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Carol Morris won the 1956 Miss USA contest that had 43 contestants and was held in Long Beach, California.
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Carol Morris then competed and won against 29 contestants in the 1956 Miss Universe beauty pageant, held in Long Beach.
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Carol Morris was able to return home to the biggest celebration ever held in Ottumwa.
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Carol Morris's husband died, and she then remarried and had one more child.
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Carol Morris is still active in the Miss Iowa USA pageant.