Jackie Loughery biography: 13 things about Miss USA 1952

Jacqueline Virginia “Jackie” Avery Loughery was an American actor and beauty queen raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, United States. She is the first ever Miss USA.

Loughery attended St. Francis Xavier for Academy for Young Ladies in Brooklyn. She was born in Brooklyn to Joseph Clark Loughery and Ellen Virginia Avery Loughery.

Joseph was a captain in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Ellen was from a musical family in Brooklyn.

Jackie was 5’4″ tall and was also known as Evelyn Avery. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1951, she appeared in the variety show “Seven at Eleven”.
2. On June 27, 1952, she represented New York at Miss USA 1952 and competed against 41 other candidates at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. She won the title.
3. On June 28, 1952, she represented the U.S.at Miss Universe 1952 and competed against 29 other candidates at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. She finished in the Top 10.
4. In October 1952, she and Guy Mitchell got married.
5. From 1953 to 1962, she starred in 13 films.
6. In 1954, she was Johnny Carson‘s assistant in the CBS game show “Earn Your Vacation”.
7. In 1955, she and Mitchell divorced.
8. From 1958 to 1964, she was married to Jack Webb.
9. On February 7, 1963, her mother died at age 65.
10. In 1969, she and Jack W. Schwietzer got married. In 2005, he died.
11. On March 3,1983, her father died at age 83.
12. On April 18, 2023, she turned 93.
13. On February 23, 2024, she died in Los Angeles, California, USA.

A queen and her throne. Miss USA 1952 Jackie Loughery of New York competed at the very first #MissUniverse pageant. pic.twitter.com/RhLvCX1Acd

— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 10, 2015