Carlene King Johnson

Carlene King Johnson had a slim build and blonde hair. She was an American actress and beauty pageant contestant. Johnson was born on March 31, 1931, in Ruthland, Vermont, to Dr. Norman and Katherine King Johnson. She had two brothers, Lyman and Raymond E.

Johnson attended Middlebury College, where she joined the Nu chapter Sigma Kappa sorority, a legacy through her mother, who was a member of the Alpha Kappa Chapter. She later studied at the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at Tufts University, where she was voted Inter Fraternity Council Queen. In 1953, she won Miss Vermont, and in 1955, she became Miss USA, Vermont's only representative to achieve the national title as of 2022. She married Lawrence Drake on December 21, 1957, but they divorced in April 1966 after she discovered his adultery. On March 21, 1968, she married Don Carroll Holloway.

At age 35, she was diagnosed with diabetes but managed to overcome it due to fundraising. Johnson passed away on April 15, 1969, at the age of 38. She remained an influential figure in beauty pageantry.