Cheryl Ann Patton (born October 23, 1949) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who has held the Miss USA 1967 title.
In February 1968 Patton filed a lawsuit alleging that the pageant directors refused to pay her a bonus of $5000 for assuming the title as stipulated in the contract.
[4] A judge ruled in her favour in June, stating that it made no difference that the sum had already been paid to Hitchcock.
[5] Patton's reign as Miss USA was the first time that a Floridian has held the title.
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