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Myrna Rae Hansen is an American actor, model and beauty queen. She is the second Miss USA.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Hansen attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. She represented the U.S. in Miss Universe.
Hansen is of German and Danish descent. Her father Raymond E. Hansen served as the line extension manager of Lions Clubs International.
From 1953 to 1973, Myrna starred in 18 films. From 1955 to 1971, she appeared in eight television shows.
Myrna is 5’7″ tall and she has two sons. Here are 13 more things about her:
- In 1947, she started working as a model.
- In 1949, she started modeling for pinup painter Gil Elvgren.
- In January 1953, she was one of the 10 finalists chosen among the 177 Miss Photoflash applicants in Chicago. On February 7, 1953, she won the title Miss Photoflash title, besting nine other finalists, at the annual Chicago Press Photographers party.
- On July 16, 1953, she represented Illinois at Miss USA 1953 and competed against 42 other candidates at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. She won the title.
- On July 17, 1953, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 1953 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. She was runner-up to Christiane Martel.
- On January 1, 1954, she and Martel attended the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
- On July 22, 1955, she served as a judge at Miss Universe 1955 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium.
- In December 1955, she made her television debut on “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show”.
- On February 14, 1961, she and Lee Duke Hyatt got married in Hollywood, California.
- On September 26, 1961, she gave birth to Darren Anderson in Los Angeles.
- On June 23, 1965, she and Hyatt divorced.
- On April 28, 1985, she and Allen H. Kane got married in Los Angeles.
- On August 5, 2023, she turned 89.
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