Paulette Reck is a former pageant titleholder from Baltimore

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, Maryland

Maryland

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 who has competed in the Miss USA

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 pageant.

Reck is a graduate of Mercy High School

Mercy High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

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  and Villa Julie College

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, in Stevenson, Maryland

Stevenson, Maryland

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. She held the Miss Maryland USA

Miss Maryland USA

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 title 1968 and placed 1st runner up to Dorothy Anstett

Dorothy Anstett

Dorothy Catherine Anstett is a pageant titleholder from Kirkland, Washington who held the Miss USA 1968 title.Anstett competed in the Miss Washington pageant in July 1967 and placed first runner-up. In April of the following year she won the Miss Washington USA 1968 crown title...

 at Miss USA

Miss USA

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 1968. The following year she competed and won the Miss Maryland - World contest and placed first runner-up at Miss World USA. Bob Hope

Bob Hope

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was affiliated with the Miss World Pageant and invited Paulette to join his tour. She entertained along with Joey Heatherton, Michelle Lee, Janis Paige, and John Davidson. She continued her career in television, modeling. Paulette was a spokesperson and model for Pontiac and Cadillac nationwide. Paulette could be seen on TV in Baltimore, Dallas, Denver, and Los Angeles. Paulette is a successful wife, mother and real estate broker living in south Florida.