Jackie Loughery

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Loughery (born 1930), is a woman originally from New York, known for being the first Miss New York USA and winner of the first Miss USA beauty pageant, in Long Beach, California. She won the title only after a second ballot broke a first-place tie. That victory was in 1952. The redheaded Loughery went on to represent the USA at the very first Miss Universe pageant, where she placed among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing 9th overall.

Part of her prize package as Miss USA included a contract with Universal Pictures, which led to a career in movies and television. She adopted the stage name Evelyn Avery, but is more often credited with her own name (the name she used when she won the Miss USA title). In 1954, she was Johnny Carson's assistant in the short lived game show "Earn Your Vacation". She appeared in several movies, including "Pardners" with Martin and Lewis and "The D.I." with Jack Webb. She was part of the regular cast of the 1955-56 syndicated television series Judge Roy Bean and had non-recurring roles in numerous television shows through the 1950s and 1960s.

She was married to singer Guy Mitchell in October 1953, and actor Jack Webb from "Dragnet" in July 1958. She divorced Webb in March 1964 and married her current husband, making her name Jackie Loughery Switzer (or Schwitzer). They now live in Encino, California.

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