Deborah 'Debbie' Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American beauty queen and actress.
Shelton was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from Norview High School and attended Old Dominion University. Shelton first won the Miss Virginia USA title and was subsequently crowned Miss USA in May 1970. She then went on to the Miss Universe contest in Miami, Florida the same year where she placed first runner-up to Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico.
In March 1974, she appeared on the cover of Playboy Magazine. She later starred in the 1984 film Body Double and made frequent guest appearances on television shows such as Fantasy Island, The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, The Fall Guy, Cheers, The Love Boat and Riptide. In 2008 she was cast to play a rich housewife in the American TV series Nip/Tuck.
Her most notable television performance is the role of Mandy Winger, one of J.R. Ewing's more memorable mistresses in Dallas. Shelton appeared in the series from 1984 to 1987.
External links
Official website
Deborah Shelton at the Internet Movie Database
Miss USA official website
The Playboy Index--List of Centerfolds and Cover Models
Preceded by
Wendy Dascomb
Miss Virginia USA
1970
Succeeded by
Brenda Joyce Miller
Preceded by
Wendy Dascomb
Miss USA
1970
Succeeded by
Michele McDonald
v • d • e
Miss Photogenic award winners at the Miss USA pageant
Sharon Brown (1961) · Maria Remenyi (1966) · Deborah Shelton (1970) · Liz Wickersham (1976) · Shannon Marketic (1992) · Kelly Hu (1993) · Patricia Southall (1994) · Ali Landry (1996) · Elyzabeth Pham (1999) · Katee Doland (2001) · Sarah Cahill (2003) · Tyler Willis (2005) · Cristin Duren (2006) · Rebecca Moore (2007) · Courtney Carroll (2008) ·
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Categories: 1948 births | American film actors | American television actors | Living people | Miss Photogenic at Miss USA | Miss Universe contestants | Miss USA winners | People from Norfolk, Virginia | People from Virginia
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