Carter made her public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show at age 5. During high school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us. The band played a marimba , a conga drum , an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass which was played by another girl in the group. When she was 16 she joined two of her cousins in another band called The Relatives. Actor Gary Burghoff was the drummer for the band. The group opened at the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months; because Carter was under 21 she had to enter through the kitchen.

Each state holds heats before contenders compete for three days at the Crazy Horse Revue in Adelaide. Photographs: Ben McGee. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Photographer Ben McGee was granted permission by organisers and participants to take his camera backstage at the finals — it was his first night in a strip club. There was lots of camaraderie backstage, says McGee, who took this shot of dancers making guns with their hands five minutes after arriving. The resulting photo essay, Crowning Miss Nude Australia, aims to explore both the autonomy and objectification of the dancers competing. Not all competitors are full-time strippers.

Beauty queens are supposed to be poised and graceful, but sometimes their behaviour is anything but - from sleeping with a judge to sneaking men into their hotel room. Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox. But that's not always what happens. The high-drama, high-stakes nature of beauty pageants has made for some nail-biting moments in the past. Some women have been crowned the winner only to go on to destruction and disgrace — from drug dealing to sneaking men into their hotel rooms.

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