Winning Miss USA can open doors, but losing the crown clearly does not close them. Over the decades, the Miss USA stage has introduced future actresses, reality TV personalities, models and media figures before much of America knew their names. In several cases, a contestant who watched another woman walk away with the crown eventually became just as recognizable as the titleholder, or considerably more famous.
Halle Berry is the ultimate example. Long before the Oscar, blockbuster movies and Hollywood icon status, Berry stood on the Miss USA stage representing Ohio and came within one placement of winning it all.
She is far from the only Miss…
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