She represented the university and the state of Arkansas in the 1964 Miss America Pageant, finishing as the first runner-up to Vonda Kay Van Dyke.

[5] Carlson started her career in Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller variety shows, Laugh In, and The Hollywood Palace.

She also appeared in television series and films, including The Candidate (1972) with Robert Redford and The Octagon (1980) with Chuck Norris.

She was also a series regular in American Dream with Stephen Macht,[6] The Yellow Rose with her first husband, David Soul, and Cybill Shepherd,[6]: 1202  and Two Marriages with Michael Murphy.

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