Claim: Denise Darcel did not have any recognition except being presented by R. D. Wasserman with a scroll as "the girl we would like most to weld with".
Evidence: A winner of the title "The Most Beautiful Girl in France," Darcel was a cabaret singer in Paris after World War II before being spotted by Hollywood. On 15 February 1952 she was named "Miss Welder of 1952" by the National Eutectic Welders' Club. In September 2009, she was honored with the Cinecon Career Achievement Award, presented in Hollywood at a banquet held at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel.