Deborah Shelton is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1970.
17 Facts About Deborah Shelton
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Deborah Shelton is known for her appearances on Dallas for three seasons, with a special guest return in 2013.
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In 1970, Shelton competed in the Miss Virginia USA pageant to spite her then boyfriend.
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Deborah Shelton won the title and represented Virginia in the Miss USA 1970 pageant held in Miami, Florida in May 1970.
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At the pageant, Deborah Shelton won the Miss Pixable award and was crowned Miss USA 1970.
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Deborah Shelton was crowned by former title holder Wendy Dascomb, of Virginia; this was the first time that a state had won the Miss USA title back to back.
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Deborah Shelton described competing at Miss Universe as "perhaps her greatest experience".
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Deborah Shelton was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Deborah Shelton graduated from Norview High School and attended Old Dominion University.
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Deborah Shelton was a junior studying art at the time she won the Miss USA title.
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In March 1974, Deborah Shelton appeared on the cover of Playboy Magazine.
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Deborah Shelton starred in the feature film Blood Tide alongside legendary stage and screen actors Jose Ferrer and James Earl Jones.
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Deborah Shelton later starred in the 1984 film Body Double, although her dialogue was dubbed by actress Helen Shaver because the director, Brian de Palma did not like how she sounded when he was editing the film.
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Deborah Shelton is widely known for her television role as Mandy Winger, one of JR Ewing's mistresses on Dallas.
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Deborah Shelton played the character Juliette Hollister in The Yellow Rose, a "critically acclaimed flop" that ran from October 1983 to May 1984.
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In 1991 and 1992, Deborah Shelton returned to the Miss USA stage, offering commentary during the pageant.
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Deborah Shelton married Vici Castro, a Cuban exile in 1971, less than a month after passing-on the Miss USA title.