Background
Hitchcock was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and grew up on a chicken farm in Miami, Florida.
Actor model beauty pageant contestant
Hitchcock was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and grew up on a chicken farm in Miami, Florida.
She attended Palmetto High School, Miami-Dade Junior College and studied art at the University of Alabama.
After relinquishing her title she tried modeling in New York but became disillusioned with the city and returned to Miami where she worked for a television station. She resided in Lake Wales, Florida until her death from cancer on August 16, 2015. She was 69 years old.
A junior at the University when she won the Mission United States of America title, Hitchcock chose not to complete her degree. Hitchcock, who had previously competed in local pageants in Florida, represented Alabama at the Mission United States of America 1967 pageant. She was chosen as one of the fifteen best in swimsuit and won the Mission United States of America title on May 22. In July she became the first Mission United States of America to win the Mission Universe title since Linda Bement in 1960. In 1972 she was one of a panel of twelve judges for the Mission Universe 1972 pageant won by Kerry Anne Wells.
