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| − | (b. **/**/1941?). Beauty queen, actress. | + | (b. **/**/1941?). Beauty queen, actress. Also credited as Nicolette Caras and Nicki Caras. |
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| + | Nicolette Joan Caras of Johannesburg was South Africa’s 1960 Hibiscus Queen and, as a result, became the country’s entrant in that year’s Miss Universe competition. She ended as third runner-up, with Italian actress-to-be Daniela Bianchi chosen as first runner-up. Upon her return she appeared in three South African films: ''[[Die Tweede Slaapkamer]]'' ([[Gordon Vorster]]/1961), ''[[Jy’s Lieflik Vanaand]]'' ([[Gordon Vorster]]/1962) and ''[[Gevaarlike Spel]]'' ([[Al Debbo]]/1962). She also had a part in the 1961 stage production of ''[[The World of Suzie Wong]]'', as staged by [[Brian Brooke]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:32, 28 December 2016
(b. **/**/1941?). Beauty queen, actress. Also credited as Nicolette Caras and Nicki Caras.
Biography
Nicolette Joan Caras of Johannesburg was South Africa’s 1960 Hibiscus Queen and, as a result, became the country’s entrant in that year’s Miss Universe competition. She ended as third runner-up, with Italian actress-to-be Daniela Bianchi chosen as first runner-up. Upon her return she appeared in three South African films: Die Tweede Slaapkamer (Gordon Vorster/1961), Jy’s Lieflik Vanaand (Gordon Vorster/1962) and Gevaarlike Spel (Al Debbo/1962). She also had a part in the 1961 stage production of The World of Suzie Wong, as staged by Brian Brooke.
Sources
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4850988/
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
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