Sylvia Hitchcock
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Sylvia Louise Hitchcock-Carson (born January 31, 1946) is a pageant titleholder who held the Miss USA
1967 and Miss Universe
1967 titles.
Hitchcock was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
and grew up on a chicken farm in Miami, Florida
. She attended Palmetto High School
, Miami-Dade Junior College and studied art at the University of Alabama
. A junior at the University when she won the Miss USA title, Hitchcock chose not to complete her degree.
Hitchcock, who had previously competed in local pageants in Florida, represented Alabama at the Miss USA 1967 pageant. She was chosen as one of the fifteen best in swimsuit and won the Miss USA title on May 22. In July she became the first Miss USA to win the Miss Universe
title since Linda Bement
in 1960.
After passing on her title she tried modelling in New York
but became disillusioned with the city and returned to Miami where she worked for a television station.
In 1972 she was one of a panel of twelve judges for the Miss Universe 1972
pageant won by Kerry Anne Wells
.
Hitchcock married William Carson, the inventor of a fruit harvesting machine, in 1970. They have three children: Jonathan (born 1974), Christiane and Will and one grandchild, Zephyr. She resides in Lake Wales, Florida
.
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
1967 and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
1967 titles.
Hitchcock was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
and grew up on a chicken farm in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. She attended Palmetto High School
Miami Palmetto High School
Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Allison Harley. The school is on 23 acres in southwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district....
, Miami-Dade Junior College and studied art at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
. A junior at the University when she won the Miss USA title, Hitchcock chose not to complete her degree.
Hitchcock, who had previously competed in local pageants in Florida, represented Alabama at the Miss USA 1967 pageant. She was chosen as one of the fifteen best in swimsuit and won the Miss USA title on May 22. In July she became the first Miss USA to win the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
title since Linda Bement
Linda Bement
Linda Jeanne Bement , is a beauty pageant titleholder from the United States who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe.-Miss Universe 1960:...
in 1960.
After passing on her title she tried modelling in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
but became disillusioned with the city and returned to Miami where she worked for a television station.
In 1972 she was one of a panel of twelve judges for the Miss Universe 1972
Miss Universe 1972
Miss Universe 1972 was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, on July 29, 1972. Kerry Anne Wells earned Australia's first Miss Universe crown. The outgoing Miss Universe, Georgina Rizk of Lebanon, was not allowed to crown her successor due to government restrictions because of...
pageant won by Kerry Anne Wells
Kerry Anne Wells
Kerry Anne Wells of Australia was the 1972 winner of the Miss Universe contest. She is from East Victoria Park, Western Australia.The 1972 pageant was the first to take place place outside the continental United States. That year, it was held in Dorado, Puerto Rico...
.
Hitchcock married William Carson, the inventor of a fruit harvesting machine, in 1970. They have three children: Jonathan (born 1974), Christiane and Will and one grandchild, Zephyr. She resides in Lake Wales, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,194 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,802 . It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.