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Verna Charlene Stavely, professionally known as Charlene Holt, was an American actress, known for her supporting roles in TV and film.
Holt was born on April 28, 1928 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, to Malcolm C. and Verna Vesta Stavely, nee Chandler. Her birth is confirmed on the Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Some sources claim her birthdate is January 1, 1940 and her birthplace was Abilene, TX, which is incorrect. After she graduated from high school in Hagerman, New Mexico, she attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. She was a model in Houston, Texas. In 1956, she was crowned... MORE
Verna Charlene Stavely, professionally known as Charlene Holt, was an American actress, known for her supporting roles in TV and film.
Holt was born on April 28, 1928 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, to Malcolm C. and Verna Vesta Stavely, nee Chandler. Her birth is confirmed on the Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Some sources claim her birthdate is January 1, 1940 and her birthplace was Abilene, TX, which is incorrect. After she graduated from high school in Hagerman, New Mexico, she attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. She was a model in Houston, Texas. In 1956, she was crowned Miss Maryland and in July, 1956 participated in the Miss USA pageant in Long Beach, California where she was a semi-finalist. In August, 1957 she was among nine models sent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Rose Marie Reid Swim Suits of Los Angeles and the Eileen Ford Agency in New York. Holt appeared in various TV commercials in 1958 and reportedly signed a $50,000-a-year model contract in New York at age 19. She was in a Revlon lipstick commercial, in which she was reportedly spotted by director Howard Hawks who later cast her in several of his films. She was subsequently named "Miss Sweater Girl" in LESS
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