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Dian Parkinson is a former American model and hostess on The Price Is Right. In 1965, while living in Falls Church, Virginia, she won the Miss... District of Columbia USA title and competed as Diana Batts in the Miss USA 1965 pageant, where she placed fourth runner-up. Parkinson won the 1965 Miss World USA contest. She went on to represent the United States in the international Miss World contest, and was first runner-up to Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom. She traveled during 1965 with the Bob Hope USO Show including performances in Vietnam during late December 1965 and also served as Queen of the 1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament. From 1975 to 1993, Parkinson was a Barker's Beauty model on the U.S. television show The Price Is Right. Her 18-year tenure on the show was among the longest of any of the models, second to Janice Pennington, who lasted on the show for 28 years. Parkinson left the show in 1993 to "pursue other interests", as host Bob Barker announced during her final appearance.
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Dian Parkinson is a former American model and hostess on The Price Is Right. In 1965, while living in Falls Church, Virginia, she won the Miss... District of Columbia USA title and competed as Diana Batts in the Miss USA 1965 pageant, where she placed fourth runner-up. Parkinson won the 1965 Miss World USA contest. She went on to represent the United States in the international Miss World contest, and was first runner-up to Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom. She traveled during 1965 with the Bob Hope USO Show including performances in Vietnam during late December 1965 and also served as Queen of the 1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament. From 1975 to 1993, Parkinson was a Barker's Beauty model on the U.S. television show The Price Is Right. Her 18-year tenure on the show was among the longest of any of the models, second to Janice Pennington, who lasted on the show for 28 years. Parkinson left the show in 1993 to "pursue other interests", as host Bob Barker announced during her final appearance.
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Danielle Marie Peck is an American country music artist. Signed to the independent Big Machine Records label in 2005, Peck released her self-titled... debut album, which produced the Top 30 country hits "I Don't", "Findin' a Good Man", and "Isn't That Everything". A fourth single, "Bad for Me", charted in mid-2007. Peck was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, but grew up in Coshocton, Ohio. She is the daughter of a United States Marine. Her parents both came from musical backgrounds. Her mother's side of the family traveled and sang in churches. Her fathers' parents and grandparents were steeped in country music, playing dances in the area. Before Peck was able to even speak, she was able to sing. The first song she ever sang was Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," which she continues to perform in her live shows to this day. She wrote her first song before the age of 10. She also sang in her church, as solo and as part of a choir. At age 16, she joined a band called The Neon Moon Band, which performed around the local area.
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Annie Morgan is an actor.

Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy is an American actress. She is the daughter of Brian Dennehy and sister of Kathleen Dennehy. She is married to actor James... Lancaster. She is a graduate of Hofstra University. Her work involves mainly television and some film. Her most notable role is arguably that of Lieutenant Commander Shelby in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two part episode "The Best of Both Worlds." Dennehy has also appeared in such television series as Guiding Light, Seinfeld, Charmed and Without a Trace and films such as Clear and Present Danger, Gattaca, Soldier, Red Dragon and True Blood. On Guiding Light, Dennehy played the original adult version of Blake Marler beginning in 1988, but she left the show after only one year after she was constantly mistaken for Glenn Close with whom Dennehy bears a strong resemblance. Dennehy said the resemblance hurt her career as the movie Fatal Attraction , in which Close played an obsessed, knife-wielding psychopath, was hugely popular at the time.
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JOONIE is an American Soul/R&B Artist and Musician. Calvin “Joonie” Gary, Jr., better known by his stage name JOONIE is an American... singer, songwriter, arranger and musician, specializing in Soul, R&B and Popular music. Born December 11, 1981 in Jacksonville, North Carolina into a musical family, where in addition to the musical influence of his parents, Gospel music and Soul music were always a part of his life. Joonie and his family relocated to Seattle, Washington, when he was 12 years old. It was then, Joonie began his musical journey. He taught himself how to play the piano, guitar and other instruments, locking himself in his room for days practicing and creating music he wanted to hear. As is the case with so many great Soul and R&B Artists, Joonie also began his vocal career singing and playing musical instruments in the church and performing in community choirs, school assemblies, where he won many talent competitions. Although Joonie is an accomplished multi-octave range vocalist, and versatile musician; his goal was not to be a singer, he just wanted to be a songwriter.
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Marguerite Nocera is a film actress.