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Ruth Hampton
July 1954 wins her 100th title when crowned "National Sports Car
Queen" in Hollywood |
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Miss Ruth Hampton poses in front of Mike
Ricker's fiberglass sports custom, on a UI studio set. The
body (of the car) is by Glasspar, engine by Mercury. Miss
Hampton is appearing in the film, "Johnny Dark." This
photo, by Dean Moon, is supposed to remind you to read our
article in this issue, about customizing with fiberglass. -
Motor Life, August 1954 |
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Miss Border to Border
-- Johnny Dark
(You Tube Clip) |
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Roses for the Winner -- Winning the 200-mile event had its
merits as Jack McAfee found out when he pulled into the Victory
Lane. Pretty Miss Ruth Hampton, featured in the
Universal-International motion picture about sports cars, Johnny
Dark, was on hand to present him with a spray of roses and a victory
kiss. |
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Birth: Apr. 25, 1931 Death: Aug. 25, 2005
Former Beauty Queen, Actress. Born Regina Ruth Jane Hampton in
Throop, Pennsylvania, she became a dancer and performed with the
Philadelphia Civic Ballet and New York's Radio City Music Hall
Rockettes. She gained national attention as a beauty queen when
crowned "Miss New Jersey" and was the runner up in the "Miss USA"
pageant of 1952. After the Miss USA pageant, she moved to Hollywood
and became an actress. Among her films were, the western "Law and
Order", “Take Me to Town” 1953 and the comedy "Ricochet Romance",
“The Glenn Miller Story”, “Johnny Dark” 1954. She won her 100th
beauty title when crowned "National Sports Car Queen" in Hollywood,
July 1954. She retired from pageants and acting when she married
singer-actor Bryon Palmer in late 1954. In 1999, she moved to
Merriam, Kansas and at the time of her death at age 74, was known as
Rene Clary. |
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