1. Lee Meriwether

 

Miss America 1955
"The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger"

Most know Meriwether as Catwoman, as the former Miss America took over the catsuit from Julie Newmar in the summer of 1966 for the Batman movie. She would later co-star on The New Andy Griffith Show, but found far more success as a lead on Barnaby Jones.

2. Mary Ann Mobley

 

Miss America 1959
"The Case of the Blonde Bonanza"

Mobley also managed to carve a long career on television. She took over for Dixie Carter on Diff'rent Strokes — and later joined Carter on Designing Women. On Perry, the brunette went blonde, playing a friend of Della Street.

3. Terry Huntingdon

 

Miss USA 1959
"The Case of the Bartered Bikini"

Miss USA wasted no time turning her tiara into a ticket to acting. Five months after winning the pageant, Huntingdon appeared in an episode as Perry's client, a woman accused of murder. You can probably guess the verdict.

4. Jean Bartel

 

Miss America 1943
"The Case of a Place Called Midnight"

Representing California, Bartel earned the crown of Miss America in 1943. Two decades later, she turned up in one of the more unique episodes of Perry Mason that is set in Europe. Bartel plays a veteran showgirl with a heavy German accent.

5. Jacqueline Loughery

 

Miss USA 1952
"The Case of the Bigamous Spouse"

Not only was she Miss USA, she was the first ever Miss USA. The New York native eventually married TV titan Jack Webb, creator-star of Dragnet. In her Perry Mason guest spot, she plays Nell Grimes — no relation to "Grimes," the doppelganger played by Raymond Burr in "The Case of the Dead Ringer." No, this Grimes kills her husband.

6. Nobu McCarthy

 

Miss Tokyo 1954
"The Case of the Blushing Pearls"

Born in Canada to a Japanese diplomat, Nobu later grew up in Tokyo, where she earned her beauty title and married Army sergeant David McCarthy. The couple moved to the States, where Nobu found plenty of work on television. She memorably appeared in the final episode of The Wild Wild West, not to mention Hawaii Five-O and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Here, she works alongside George Takei.

7. Greta Thyssen

 

Miss Denmark 1952
"The Case of the Nervous Accomplice"

From European beauty queen to a pie in the face — this blonde Dane made her name in a few Three Stooges films. In this Perry episode, she plays "Roxy."

8. Dolores Donlon

 

Miss August 1957
"The Case of the Calendar Girl"

The casting director of Perry Mason looked beyond pageants and also booked models who appeared in the pages of Playboy magazine. Donlon was a centerfold two years before she appeared in "The Case of the Calendar Girl."

9. Dawn Richard

 

Miss May 1957
"The Case of the Silent Partner"

Five months after posing for Playboy, Richard could be spotted playing a cigarette girl in the sixth overall episode of Perry Mason.

10. Joan Staley

 

Miss November 1958
"The Case of the Corresponding Corpse" and more

Like Meriwether, Staley is perhaps best known for playing a Batman baddie — albeit a more obscure one, Okie Annie. Perry Mason must have loved her, as she appeared in four total episodes. (Here, she is pictured in her second appearance, "The Case of the Gallant Grafter.") Her first ever screen credit was a tiny role as a secretary in "The Case of the Corresponding Corpse," which aired a few months before she posed in Playboy. She would later land recurring roles on 77 Sunset Strip and Broadside.

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