The Miss American Vampire competition debuted in 1970 to promote
The Miss American Vampire competition debuted in 1970 to promote the horror film House of Dark Shadows The first picture here is the crowning of the NY regional winner Christine Domaniecki. The next three pictures are also taken from the NY pageant Then we go to the winner of the LA pageant and national competition Sacheen Littlefeather. You may recognize her name from an incident a few years later in which she rejected the Oscar for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando As an interesting aside, Littlefeather’s Native American heritage is disputed. Her sisters said that their family has no Native American blood, and her family tree seems to support that Regardless of her tribal ties, these judges believed she had Vampire ones All What's You Should Know— where you'll discover the most interesting things that you Should know