Jackie Loughery
Jacqueline V. "Jackie" Loughery (born April 18, 1930), sometimes credited as Evelyn Avery, is a retired American actress and former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned "Miss Rockaway Point" in 1949 before becoming crowned Miss New York USA 1952 and later, was the first-ever winner of the Miss USA competition (Miss USA 1952). Early life. Loughery was born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loughery. She attended St. Francis Xavier Academy for Young Ladies. Career. Miss USA. In 1952, Loughery won the Miss USA title after a second ballot  broke a first-place tie. Loughery, a redhead, went on to represent the US at the first Miss Universe pageant, where she placed ninth. 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). Entertainment. Loughery appeared in several films, including the 1956 comedy "Pardners" with Martin and Lewis and the 1957 drama "The D.I.", with Jack Webb, whom she  married in 1958. In 1951, Loughery appeared in the short-lived variety show "Seven at Eleven". In 1954, she was Johnny Carson's assistant in the short lived game show "Earn Your Vacation". In 1956, she co-starred with Edgar Buchanan and Jack Buetel in the syndicated western television series "Judge Roy Bean", as Judge Bean's niece, Letty. In 1957-58, she made five guest appearances on "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"; three as "Joyce Collins" and the other two as "Vicki Donovan". In 1963, she appeared on "Perry Mason" as Nell Grimes, the title character, in  The Case of the Bigamous Spouse. She appeared as Martha, sister of Sheriff Sam Phelps in the May 18, 1961 episode of the series "Bat Masterson", "Farmer with a Badge". She was featured in the film "Eighteen and Anxious" (1957) and top-billed in "The Hot Angel" (1958). Personal life. In October 1952, aged 23, Loughery married Guy Mitchell, a singer. After that marriage ended, she wed, in July 1958, actor/producer Jack Webb. (A 1964 newspaper brief reported that Loughery and Webb were wed June 24, 1958 in Studio City.) Loughery divorced Webb in March 1964. She  married Jack W. Schwietzer in 1969.